Online activists are silencing us, scientists say
This is sad.  Unfortunately we have some people who put their beliefs and politics above science and will actively act against investigation only because a line of inquiry could result in evidence against their view.<p>It comes from both the left and right depending on the topic.  It’s not simply dissent it also is about pressuring institutions to not fund certain areas of investigation which is a very detrimental consequence.<p>I sure hope we grow out of this phase, or another society like China or Japan avoid this fate so studies can go on without interference [obviously they’ll have their own blinders but we can at least be complementary]