And probably wouldn't appreciate outsiders telling them which duty is more inviolable, or sacrosanct.
Honestly, assuming all our data is preserved in some form, I think its almost a blessing in disguise. finding and downloading public datasets involves wading through a cornucopia of terrible websites that feel like they're deliberately trying to keep people out. Government science shops don't typically hire UX people, so allowing those people to get their hands on some open data services can't be bad.
Yet another good thing the Trump election has (inadvertently) caused.
"Bully Nation: How the American Establishment Creates a Bullying Society"
Surely you jest. I think you mean in the private sector.
A scientist joins a national lab or institution not for the pay, but for academic and research reasons.
Irony and humor being one of the few defenses we have against the rapidly onsetting age of darkness.
I'm sorry, but if they do not resist Trump, then they are complacent in his bullying.
Look what Obama did to Snowden and Manning, and that from a Democratic president.
Trump meanwhile has stated multiple times that he supports torture and Guantanamo - I don't know if I'd have the courage to be a leaker under a President Trump. One thing is for sure - anyone caught leaking anything opposing or contradicting Trump will spend a long time behind bars or worse.
Remember "Three felonies a day"? When you're targeted by Trump or his cronies, you don't stand a chance.
I know it's popular to say "reality has a liberal bias" but I don't think it does us a service to keep promoting that myth.
[1] http://www.people-press.org/2009/07/09/section-4-scientists-...
Language matters. I think "reality has a liberal bias" and other patronizing quips have helped usher us into a post-truth era.
Until the right stops rejecting science and promoting lies (cough crowd size cough) that saying is pretty much true.