In Defense of Science

The authors of LAMARC, Mary Kuhner and Jon Yamato, pledge their support to the statement reprinted below.

Governmental scientists employed at a subset of agencies have been forbidden from presenting their findings to the public. We have drafted the following response for distribution, and encourage other scientists to post it to their websites, when feasible.

Graham Coop, Professor of Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis

Michael B. Eisen, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

Molly Przeworski, Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University

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In Defense of Science

We are deeply concerned by the Trump administration's move to gag scientists working at various governmental agencies. The US government employs scientists working on medicine, public health, agriculture, energy, space, clean water and air, weather, the climate and many other important areas. Their job is to produce data to inform decisions by policymakers, businesses and individuals. We are all best served by allowing these scientists to discuss their findings openly and without the intrusion of politics. Any attack on their ability to do so is an attack on our ability to make informed decisions as individuals, as communities and as a nation.

If you are a government scientist who is blocked from discussing their work, we will share it on your behalf, publicly or with the appropriate recipients. You can email us at USScienceFacts@gmail.com.

If you use this email address, here is a PGP public key for PGP encryption:

http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x52C7139DE0A3D350