Lastly, this week, we take a moment to give thanks to hard working researchers, both in academia and industry, who are uncovering new biology and creating lifesaving treatments every day. We are also thankful to all of you, our audience, for choosing us as your go-to source of information. (8/8)

We will also continue to deliver coverage of science to your inbox; we remain stalwart in our mission to provide the latest content based on peer-reviewed research. And we will emphasize the importance of science, and evidence-based thinking in our society. (7/8)

What is our role, then, in all of this? First, GEN continues to bring you all the news, from the nomination of Makary for FDA Commissioner to how the stock market is reacting to RFK Jr.’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. (6/8)

One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken.

One of my favorite books is Carl Sagan’s The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. In it, he writes....
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In addition, the growing gap between those who trust scientists and those who don’t is a hard pill to swallow for any scientist. An even harder pill is that irreparable damage may be done. (3/8)

For me, one big reason is the looming uncertainty about the role of science (and scientists) in the near future and the possibility of leadership roles in our government being filled with people, several of whom are not big fans of evidence-based decision making. (2/8)

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