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Has Biden followed the science? What researchers say

As the US president’s first year in office ends, Nature assesses whether he’s kept his promise to make evidence-based decisions.
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  1. Jeff Tollefson
  2. Max Kozlov
  3. Amy Maxmen
  4. Alexandra Witze

On the road to becoming US president in January 2021, Joe Biden promised to “listen to the science”. Many scientists Nature spoke to say he has largely made good on that pledge: the White House is no longer questioning the threat of COVID-19 and global warming, as it did during the administration of his predecessor, Donald Trump. But as Biden’s first year comes to a close, researchers also say that just because the president has embraced science doesn’t mean his administration has always acted swiftly or sensibly on it.

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Nature 601, 491-493 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00108-4

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