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How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board’s ousting resurrects an existential debate

  • Written by Caroline Wagner, Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board’s ousting resurrects an existential debateThe governing structure of the National Science Foundation partially insulated science from political control.Evgeny Gromov/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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