Why the GOP Hates the National Science Foundation | NeuroTribes
Republicans don’t like science and scientists because they are sources of data that are independent of GOP-approved propaganda mills like Fox News. Pesky scientists and academics are always popping up to dispute the Roger Ailes-approved buzz-quote of the day — on climate change...About NeuroTribes | NeuroTribes
Science, you could say, has a built-in left-wing bias, because it does not appeal to simplistic notions of God, country, tribal supremacy, or any of the other lesser angels of our nature that the GOP finds handy for its get-out-the-angry-vote drives.
NeuroTribes is a blog by science journalist Steve Silberman. His articles and interviews have appeared in Wired, Nature, The New Yorker, Time, GQ, Salon, and other national publications, and have been featured on The Colbert Report.
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