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Politicians urged to heed science in exposing 'false news'

Chief science adviser wants policy makers and scientists to work closer together. 

Mon, 10 Jul 2017
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In this era of "false news," chief science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman is calling for politicians and policy makers to resist the spread of false information by heeding the advice of scientists.

In a presentation in Buenos Aires last month, Sir Peter called for "robust evidential approaches" to

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