Why scientists are fighting back. We’ve had enough of Trump’s war on facts

Next Saturday, in Washington, DC, and in hundreds of rallies around the world, scientists and their supporters will stage what is likely to be the largest gathering of its kind in history. The March for Science, an idea hatched by a few enthusiastic people on Reddit, has mobilised scientists and their supporters as never before.

As a colleague observed: “You know you’re in trouble when scientists take to the streets.” He’s right. I’ve worked closely with scientists for decades and, by training and temperament, they tend to be happiest in the lab, testing and retesting experiment results – among the last groups of people you might expect to find protesting.

Read Keith Kimmell’s story on The Guardian - “Why scientists are fighting back. We’ve had enough of Trump’s war on facts.”

(Victorian’s will have their chance to display their support for our scientists, and facts, through a march on Saturday, April 22, starting and Melbourne’s Swanston St State Library - more detail at March for Science).