Topic - Marcia Mcnutt

Scientists and policy makers tend to be conservative - not politically but in terms of being cautious and wary of risk - pushing safety, masks and vaccines while “Republicans as a group value individual liberty," McNutt said.

Americans' trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows →

This report is more forceful than the 2015 version, detailing government oversight and how research should be done, said academy president Marcia McNutt, who chaired the earlier study.

Science panel: Consider air cooling tech as climate back-up →