"I'm a great believer in popularising science, but I've noticed that it's not very effective [...]. We treat our knowledge a bit like beliefs, and that creates a lot of confusion."
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Je suis un grand partisan de la vulgarisation scientifique, mais je constate que ce n'est pas très efficace [...]. Nous traitons un peu nos connaissances comme des croyances, ça créé une très grande confusion. — From the interview of Nicolas Demorand e Léa Salamé, Etienne Klein : "Le pouvoir politique, ça n'est pas de la médecine appliquée", radiofrance.fr (July 2, 2020)
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