segunda-feira, 7 de outubro de 2019

Scientists as Activists: Exploring the Motivations Behind their Drive



What drives these scientists (link above) to refuse to follow the (cowardly) advice of the Editor-in-Chief David Sedlak ? https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.6b04432 

Could it perhaps be Chomsky’s renowned essay on the intellectual’s duty to speak truth to power, particularly when silence is the safer and more convenient option, or does it instead offer a more personal reflection on how individuals hope to be remembered by their colleagues once they are no longer among them? https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2016.11777406