The National Academy of Sciences: America's enduring pursuit of evidence-based expertise
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Neil H. Shubin
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The article discusses the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), chartered by Congress in 1863, as a unique American institution that convenes scientific experts to provide evidence-based, non-ideological guidance on complex national problems. It highlights the Academy's rigorous, transparent processes and its growing importance in an era of misinformation and political polarization, while also acknowledging the pressing challenges it faces in maintaining its authority and independence.
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· 3 pulledImagine an American organization that convenes scientific experts not to advance any ideology or interest but to provide the nation with a clear understanding of complex problems.
This institution exists—although its work faces pressing challenges—and it is more urgently needed today than at any point in living memory.
Congress chartered the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, 4 months before the Battle of Gettysburg.
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