The War on Science

Please VOTE for science! SHARE on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1jdD1Pu & Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1GyIshx Canadians, register to vote here: http://elections.ca/register Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown SUBSCRIBE for more (it s free!): http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ FOLLOW US! Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @mitchellmoffit Clickable: http://bit.ly/16F1jeC and http://bit.ly/15J7ube AsapINSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/asapscience/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AsapSCIENCE Twitter: http://twitter.com/AsapSCIENCE Tumblr: http://asapscience.tumblr.com Vine: Search "AsapSCIENCE" on vine! SNAPCHAT whalewatchmeplz and pixelmitch Created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz). Most stock footage from pond5.com Send us stuff! ASAPSCIENCE INC. P.O. Box 93, Toronto P Toronto, ON, M5S2S6 Further Reading: Shlain, Leonard. Art & Physics. New York: Harpercollins, 1993. Print. http://www.amazon.ca/Art-Physics-Parallel-Visions-Space/dp/0061227978 http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/scientificrevolution/timeline.html The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700)Timeline http://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolution Industrial Revolution http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/6-world-changing-ideas-that-were-originally-rejected.html 6 World-Changing Ideas That Were Originally Rejected Shlain, Leonard. Art & Physics. New York: Harpercollins, 1993. Print. http://www.amazon.ca/Art-Physics-Parallel-Visions-Space/dp/0061227978 http://climate.nasa.gov/news/1010/ Climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations http://www.theguardian.com/science/occams-corner/2015/mar/13/science-vital-uk-spending-research-gdp UK research funding slumps below 0.5% GDP – putting us last in the G8 http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/gop-war-on-science-gets-worse The G.O.P.’s War on Science Gets Worse http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fisheries-and-oceans-library-closings-called-loss-to-science-1.2486171 Fisheries and Oceans library closings called loss to science http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-library-changes-leave-scientists-scrambling-1.2499217 Health Canada library changes leave scientists scrambling http://www.nature.com/news/changes-to-canada-s-fisheries-law-alarm-biologists-1.14234 Changes to Canada s fisheries law alarm biologists http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080130/full/451505a.html Canada abolishes its national science adviser http://www.nature.com/news/canadian-election-spotlights-scientists-frustrations-1.18381?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews Canadian election spotlights scientists frustrations http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/hundreds-of-world-s-scientists-urge-harper-to-end-funding-cuts-1.2063474 Hundreds of world s scientists urge Harper to end funding cuts http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/federal-budget-ignites-debate-over-what-science-is-for/article10274702/ Federal budget ignites debate over what science is for http://www.livescience.com/48922-theory-of-relativity-in-real-life.html