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Is a science critic a thug?

June 11, 2015 | Media and Technology
After being cosseted by the media for what they incorrectly considered to be a scientific feat, the author found himself widely boycotted by the more “responsible” media. The reason for this was his critical view of the evolution of science, which he felt had become a tool at the service of innovation, and, therefore, of industrial interests. The traditional image of science, which serves to help us to understand the world, still persists despite being perverted by commercial interests, because it is defended by naive people as well as by lobbies, themselves responsible for this debasement. Thus, the “militant” scientist is suspected of dishonourable behaviour and finds himself expelled from the “scientific community”, forced to express himself from the margins. As a result, a parallel world of information and debate is created, which presents truths different from those of the mainstream institutions.

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  • Jacques Testart
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    French National Medical Research Institute
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 14
    Number: 2
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Health and medicine | History/policy/law
    Audience: Administration/Leadership/Policymakers | General Public | Scientists
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Comics, Books, and Newspapers

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