1 EDITED BY Stephanie Fine Sasse and Lucky Tran, PhD The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England 3 Designed by Sloane Henningsen and Stephanie Fine Sasse © 2018 Stephanie Fine Sasse and Lucky Tran All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. This book was set in Lato, Merriweather, and Oswald by the design team. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. ISBN: 978-0-262-03810-2 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 Some may consider science the purview of a special or separate type of citizen, one who pursues natural facts and generates numerical models for their own sakes. But our numbers here today show the world that science is for all. Our lawmakers must know and accept that science serves every one of us. Every citizen of every nation and society. Science must shape policy. Science is universal. Science brings out the best in us. With an informed optimistic view of the future, together we can — dare I say it — save the world. — Bill Nye Honorary Co-Chair, March for Science Science seeks to answer “why” by seeking facts. Facts that can be tested and verified. We believe that evidence must be reproducible. We believe in the power of doubt. We are comfortable with uncertainty. Science touches all aspects of modern life. Fundamental basic science has made possible the cars we drive, the houses we live in, the clothes we wear, our smartphones, our entertainment, the weapons that keep us safe. Basic science underlies the medical advances that allow us to lead longer, healthier lives… Support our future. Invest in science. — Lydia Villa-Komaroff, PhD Honorary Co-Chair, March for Science It is time for all of us to fight back against those who deny science and those who degrade science. It is time for all of us to step out of our clinics, our classrooms, and our labs. We need to make ourselves known into the halls of our government. We need to hear all of your voices. — Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD Honorary Co-Chair, March for Science S C I E N C E N O T S I L E N C E 7 7 To everyone who marched and keeps marching — in spirit or in person. To every volunteer who donated their time, skills, voice, or support. To the activists who came before us and made this movement possible and the future activists who will sustain it. Thank you. This book is for you. S C I E N C E N O T S I L E N C E 9 9