NPR: patricia brennan https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=330496473 patricia brennan en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 01 May 2026 15:31:18 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: patricia brennan https://www.npr.org/tags/330496473/patricia-brennan Ducks Do It Differently, And Science Wants You To Know About It How should scientists respond to attacks painting their research as silly and wasteful? Commentator Barbara J. King talks with researchers who say it's time to stand up for the value of basic science. Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:58:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/07/10/330418400/the-secrets-of-the-duck-penis-that-politicians-don-t-want-you-to-know https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/07/10/330418400/the-secrets-of-the-duck-penis-that-politicians-don-t-want-you-to-know

How should scientists respond to attacks painting their research as silly and wasteful? Commentator Barbara J. King talks with researchers who say it's time to stand up for the value of basic science.

]]> Barbara J. King