http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/neil-degrasse-tyson-trump-science-deniers-white-house-threat-democracy-a7696186.html[font face=Serif][font size=5]Neil deGrasse Tyson says science deniers in White House are a profound threat to democracy[/font]
[font size=4]The scientist spoke out as thousands around the world prepare to march[/font]
[font size=3]One of Americas most influential and popular scientists has issued a stark warning over what he termed the Trump administrations rejection of science - saying it is a threat to the countrys informed democracy.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of the StarTalk podcast and TV show and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, said when he grew up, the US had relied on science to drive its innovation. But no longer.
People have lost the ability to judge what is true and what is not, what is reliable, what is not reliable, he says in a video posted on Facebook. Thats not the country I remember growing up in. I dont remember any other time where people were standing in denial of what science was.
Mr Tysons comments came as many thousands of scientists and their supporters prepare to hold marches to highlight what they say is the Trump administrations decision to reject science on issues ranging from climate change to public safety.
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