US Presidential Election 1800
John Adams said: a Jefferson presidency would mean that “murder, robbery, rape, adultery and incest will openly be taught and practiced.”
Thomas Jefferson slurred Adams as a “gross hypocrite and a hermaphrodite.”
What can science centres do?
• Support schools to help young people to navigate the online world and validate information
• Focus on communicating general scientific process and thinking that can be applied across topics
• Rounded approach to promote science’s place in human culture (part of, but not leading policy)