Arguments about science policy often include outright rejections, by learned people, of conclusions researchers assume were settled. USA Today‘s Dan Vergano finds some scientists who are making a discipline of “resistance to science.” Among his better lines: “Resistance to science is nothing new, of course. …Today, we don’t toss scientists on bonfire. We have congressional hearings.” The pic asks whether a ball rolling through a curved pipe tends to go straight or keep curving on exit. The Tracker surmises most people would like neither offered answer — they’d lean to “A” but prefer the ball continue more or less straight down on the page (following centripetal force). But A’s right.
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