06 August, 2015

Cherry-picking politicians: 'great tragedy of modern society'


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strophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson participated in a Q&A panel on Monday night with doctors, mathematicians and other scientists.

Neil deGrasse Tyson- politicians cherry-picking
scientific facts for political advantage.
The panelists took questions on topics including climate change, extra-terrestrial life and artificial intelligence.

Tyson said it’s “one of the great tragedies of modern society that we have politicians who are cherry-picking science in the interest of social, cultural, political or religious belief systems.”

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