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Campuses ring to a stormy clash over truth and reason

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Temperatures remain high in US faculties as what started as a relatively esoteric debate on the nature of scientific knowledge continues to reverberate. Whatever their differences, both sides agree that important issues are at stake–including the role of universities themselves.

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  1. Colin Macilwain
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Macilwain, C. Campuses ring to a stormy clash over truth and reason. Nature 387, 332–333 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/387331a0

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