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Scientists must be free to learn, to speak and to challenge | Kirsty Duncan

May 16, 2018 13:53 0.0 MB Downloads: 0
"You do not mess with something so fundamental, so precious, as science," says Kirsty Duncan, Canada's first Minister of Science. In a heartfelt, inspiring talk about pushing boundaries, she makes the case that researchers must be free to present uncomfortable truths and challenge the thinking of the day -- and that we all have a duty to speak up when we see science being stifled or suppressed.

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