Biden’s big win

By Rebecca Trager2020-11-09T14:30:00

An image showing Joe Biden having won the US election

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The fact that Biden beat Trump to the White House by such a thin margin shows the limits of science communication

The 2020 US presidential election has proven that arguments about why data and evidence matter have limited sway among politicians and voters. That is a bitter pill to swallow. There are limits to the power of science communication.