We still need to march for science | TheHill

Today, thousands of people will once again take to the streets to march for science. For many Americans, science makes us think of test tubes in high school chemistry classes or a cool space documentary on Netflix. But science and logic have impacted our lives in ways that we often do not notice. That’s why as the only PhD physicist in Congress, I have spent my time in Washington fighting back against the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the scientific progress we have made due to decades of sustained federal investment in scientific research and education.

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/383070-we-still-need-to-march-for-science

Here Are The Best, Most Wonderfully Nerdy Signs From The March For Science 2018 - BuzzFeed News

March for Science protesters gathered in several US cities on Saturday to advocate for science in public policy and demonstrate against anti-science policies of the Trump administration. They also had some very clever signs. ....
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji/march-for-science-2018-best-funniest-nerdiest-signs

At the March for Science in Cincinnati, a 12-Year-Old Girl Gave This Powerful Speech

During the March for Science event in Cincinnati last month, one of the local speakers was 12-year-old Kelly Helton. She gave a wonderful speech talking about the importance of scientific literacy and evidence-based education....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/15/at-the-march-for-science-in-cincinnati-a-12-year-old-girl-gave-this-powerful-speech/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Marchers for Science protest 'alarming' anti-science trends

Washington headlines rallies in more than 600 cities to bolster public support for science. ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/22/march-science-aims-counter-alarming-anti-science-trends/100780684/

March for Science draws big crowds, clever signs across U.S.

Tens of thousands of people turned out in cities across the United States and beyond on Saturday for Earth Day events billed as a "celebration of science" to counter what organizers say is a growing disregard for evidence-based knowledge in Washington....
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-earth-day-usa-march-idUSKBN17O09F?utm_source=applenews

Neil deGrasse Tyson defends science in new video

The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has released a video urging Americans to change how they relate to science....
http://www.businessinsider.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-most-important-words-video-2017-4?r=US&IR=T

Scientific inquiry should be an American value, too

Science makes America great. That’s why I am going to be part of the March for Science this Earth Day, April 22, on the streets of Washington — and across the country.

Liberty. Individualism. Concern for the common good. Hard work. Honesty. Duty. Optimism. Compassion. These are all excellent American values. Science needs to be an American value as well....
http://religionnews.com/2017/04/20/scientific-inquiry-should-be-an-american-value-too/

Science strikes back: anti-Trump march draws thousands to Washington

On Saturday, thousands of scientists are set to abandon the cloistered neutrality of their laboratories to plunge into the the political fray against Donald Trump in what will likely be the largest-ever protest by science advocates.

The March for Science, a demonstration modeled in part on January’s huge Women’s March, will inundate Washington DC’s national mall with a jumble of marine biologists, birdwatchers, climate researchers and others enraged by what they see as an assault by Trump’s administration upon evidence-based thinking and scientists themselves....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/18/donald-trumps-march-for-science-washington-climate-change

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

The president's savaging of environmental safeguards is a direct attack on reason and research ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/15/why-scientists-are-fighting-back-we-have-had-enough-of-trump-war-on-facts?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

2017 March for Science: What You Need to Know

Are you ready to march for science?

On April 22, scientists and science advocates will gather in Washington, D.C., and in hundreds of other cities around the world to take part in the March for Science, a historic event that may well be the biggest march in history in support of science....
http://www.livescience.com/58594-2017-march-for-science-guide.html

Bill Nye will join the March for Science - The Washington Post

“Science guy” Bill Nye will join Mona Hanna-Attisha, the doctor who helped expose lead poisoning in Flint, Mich., and Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a molecular biologist who helped develop the technique for making insulin, in headlining the upcoming March for Science in Washington.

Organizers announced Thursday that the three will be honorary co-chairs and feature in the festivities on the Mall. The April 22 event, which will involve the event in Washington and sister events in more than 400 other cities, is shaping up to be one of the scientific community's biggest demonstrations ever....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/30/bill-nye-will-join-the-march-for-science/?utm_term=.e18941116dbd