Attacks paid for by big business are 'driving science into a dark era'

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Attacks paid for by big business are 'driving science into a dark era'

guardian.co.uk | 3:01 pm Feb 19, 2012

Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring. Last week Nina Fedoroff, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), broke ranks in a spectacular manner. She confessed…

"every Republican candidate for this year's presidential election denies science behind climate change and evolution" http://t.co/FGFn66Dd

@SLSingh - Simon Singh

1:49 pm Feb 19, 2012
There isn't a problem that America has that couldn't be solved by electing fewer Republicans.

@LOLGOP - LOLGOP

2:22 pm Feb 19, 2012
Telegraph: "OMG DAWKINS' ANCESTORS USED TO OWN SLAVES LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE'S ANCESTORS DID THEREFORE EVOLUTION IS SHIT BECAUSE CHRISTIANITY"

@the3rdgirl - the3rdgirl

12:58 pm Feb 19, 2012
Example of Evolution: a → @ This "a" has grown a full outershell to protect itself.

@Laughbook - Laugh!

12:51 pm Feb 19, 2012
"So Richard Dawkins' family used to own slaves?" Yup. "But not him personally?" No. "Well, that blows evolution out of the water for me."

@keithlard - Sir Keith de Lard

12:28 pm Feb 19, 2012
Cameron says NHS reforms are "evolution, not revolution". Which is true, in that there is clearly no intelligent design involved.

@PaedsSHO - Paeds SHO

12:27 pm Feb 19, 2012
Hey kid, you're the result of billions of years of evolution. Pull your pants up and at least try to talk properly.

@LukeRomyn - Luke Romyn

11:29 am Feb 19, 2012