March participants interested in both promoting, defending science
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 09:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Encouraging science-based policies and defending science from political attacks are strong motivators for March for Science participants, according to a new survey. Fully 93 percent of respondents said 'opposing political attacks on the integrity of science' would be a very important reason for participating in a March for Science event; 97 percent named 'encouraging public officials to make policies based on scientific facts and evidence' a top priority.