Mission
Scientific inventions and ideas shape the future. As science becomes ever more beset by commercial and ideological pressures, there is urgent need for scientific reporting and analysis from an independent, expert, public interest perspective. With this standard, Independent Science News works to shape a future that is biodiverse, just, and healthy for everyone.
About
Scientific facts are not always what they seem. Powerful interests routinely influence strongly what is studied, what is published, and what is reported. When that happens, individuals (or policymakers) no longer have the information to decide rationally and choose thoughtfully. Society becomes dysfunctional at a fundamental level.
Manipulation of science can be surprisingly easy.
Examples of science journalists exposing deceit and manipulation are rare. They are rare mostly because science reporters often see themselves less as investigative journalists and more as explainers of science. Such journalists typically lack the independence, the public interest focus, and often the expertise, to contextualise scientific results and penetrate the inner logic of institutional agendas. These qualities are now necessary to explain much of science.
Therefore, the two aims of ISN are to call attention to defects in science and in the science media and to remedy them as far as possible.
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- Health
- Environment
- (Un)Sustainable Farming
- Biotechnology
- Science Media
- Reviews
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