Why Democracies Need Science

"Scientific and technological advances have a huge impact on our lives, yet science and society have an ambivalent relationship: science needs democracy to flourish but its techniques are beyond political accountability. In this thought provoking book, Collins and Evans assert that 'science gives substance to the way of being of democracy.' Consequently, science is a key to achieving and safeguarding our democratic ideals." - Barry Barish, Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus Caltech; PI and Director of LIGO 1994 - 2005
 
"Free-market ideology threatens both science and democracy. Collins and Evans respond not with philosophical arguments but an appeal to common sense. They ask us first to see that we face a basic moral choice, and then to choose the values of modern science. A provocative and thoughtful book." - Mark Brown, Professor of Government, California State University