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Critics call current science policy discourse apocalyptic
Original: ‘It’s a form of apocalypticism applied to science policy’
A writer in the science policy debate has described parts of contemporary scientific governance discussion as 'a form of apocalypticism applied to science policy'. The remark, published in The New Atlantis, argues that debates over technology and research are increasingly framed in doom-laden, end-of-the-world terms rather than grounded in evidence or proportionate risk. It adds to ongoing arguments about how catastrophism shapes funding, regulation and public trust in science.
Why now: Ongoing debates over AI, climate and biosecurity risks have made claims of scientific doom a flashpoint among science policy commentators.
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- ‘It’s a form of apocalypticism applied to science policy’ · thenewatlantis.com
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