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Read our current issue: Volume 15, Issue 1 - Spring 2010

Science Court: Past Proposals, Current Considerations, and a Suggested Structure
By Andrew W. Jurs
The improper bending of scientific opinion by outside influences has been a concern of scholars and commentators for decades. The interference of outside influences with scientific analysis pushed Arthur Kantrowitz in 1967 to propose a procedure for making scientific assessment by non-scientists more objective. The perception of increasing partisan influence in the mid-1970’s led to a vigorous public debate ...
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