Mark Maslin, “Embracing the Anthropocene: Managing Human Impact” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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We Do Not Need Experts
In a new political age, n the post truth age, so people want to believe what they hear. I mean, we've got politicians going, we do not need experts. We've both sides of the atlantic. Now, the interesting thing for me is it is a real u k and us. Phenomenon, this whole experts, well, you know, they don't know what they're talking about. We don't need experts. Why should somebody train or 20, 30 years to be able to tell me something important? You know, its looks like, ok, i might accept my doctor's prognosis because i really care about me, and i might take that
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