At the MIT Press Reader, Professor Jonathan D. Moreno, member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty, discusses the fragile relationship between science and government. Federal funding of research has led to such advancements as atomic power and the internet, expanding both the hard and soft powers of the United States on a global scale. Today, skepticism about the scientific establishment, particularly during and in the wake of the pandemic, has imperiled the alliance between the federal government and institutions in pursuit of scientific knowledge.  

Jonathan D. Moreno retired as the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty. Read his bio here.  

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