“Science Keeps America Great,” and the March for Science reminded us

Nathan Mattise

AUSTIN, Texas—“We are here today because the importance of science in our nation is in dispute,” Dr. Art Markman told the assembled crowd outside the Texas State Capitol. “And I have to lecture a bit because I’m a professor.”

Evidently, professors weren’t the only ones compelled to act at this weekend’s March for Science. Activists, writers, engineers, scientists, coders, kids, dogs, religious leaders, a PhD student preparing to give his dissertation next Friday, and a joke-telling robot named Annabelle gathered side-by-side among thousands ready to march at the Austin event.

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