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Marching for Science

“These marches are brilliant — a spontaneous, global response led by young scientists empowered by social media, keenly aware of the global challenges that need to be addressed if their world is to have a civilized, sustainable future.

 

“Insular populist politics, which have temporarily triumphed in the U.S. and U.K., need to be balanced by the broader vision of youth.”

 

—Roger Morris, professor of molecular neurobiology, King's College London, in “March for Science: Protesters gather worldwide to support ‘evidence,’” CNN, April 22, 2017 (Earth Day #47)

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