One month into the new Trump administration, research funds have been frozen, data has been taken down and scientific discourse censored. Now, with vaccine skeptics in positions of incredible power, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the future of scientific research and healthcare access appears uncertain. Marisa and Scott discuss the state of American science with The Atlantic staff writer Katherine Wu.
Political Breakdown
An Assault on Science
The outside of UCSF Health in San Francisco. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Sponsored