Why I marched for science

Science will not make moral and political choices for us, or tell us what our goals should be. But it will help delineate the possibilities for achieving them

Like many others, I marched for science on Saturday 22^nd April. I also spoke at the rally in Parliament Square, London, along with several excellent and varied speakers. We all had our own take on what we were there for, and why it was important, as did our fellow marchers and speakers around the world. This is the gist of what I said.

I am a particle physicist, so I think it is ok to start by paraphrasing one of our heroes, Richard Feynman. Science is a way of trying not to fool ourselves.