As spokesman for America's scientific élite, Ralph Cicerone will have to do some tough talking in Washington. Emma Marris asks him how he'll ensure that politicians will listen to the science.
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Emma Marris is a Washington correspondent for Nature
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Marris, E. In defence of data. Nature 436, 454–455 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/436454a
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