Why I march(ed)

I’ve been following the international March of Science movement with great interest. Not so much because I’m overly worried about war on science, alternative facts gaining ground or post-truth times. I can see why these are burning issues right now especially in the US, but I think in Europe we’re still mostly okay. I am interested, however, in how science and policy-making interact especially in environmental decision-making and so I’ve been more curious of how the core principles of the Science March (most notably “evidence-based policy and regulations in the public interest”) and the goals (“partnering with the public” and “affirming science as a democratic value”) are framed and discussed either in the march events around the globe or in the discussions surrounding the events. …