The short answer stands; there prevails an interminable irony between the insistent need for scientific progress and the monetary allowance allotted for such pursuits in the Philippine setting, that despite the apparent importance and urgency of the former, very little financial allocation is administered for its rightful procurement.
Category: Opinion
Some might think it’s fascinating while others may reckon it scary. You may even surmise that they’re smarter than humans but can they give opinions, express a stand and make ethical decisions? With the rising issue of increasing carbon emissions, can artificial intelligence co-exist with a good environmental state?
Science denialism is not a new or uncommon thing. It may even exist as far as the memory of man. There are many people out there who stand by their firm rhetorics and who are skeptical of every shed of evidence science produces.
If there is one thing all these have taught us, it is that anyone can be a catalyst of change. The ozone layer problem would not have been resolved or even noticed if no one took the initiative in reporting it.
Like my morning routine, we do habits out of practice; as animals, we get used to it. After all, our habits are an interplay from our behaviors which itself is based on our genes and the environment that we live in. So, how are habits formed?
In movies, you’d see children follow butterflies and try to catch them in a jar while other people would buy butterfly growing kits to watch them throughout their growth stages. Meanwhile, moth-growing kits don’t even exist. With this, we ask the question, “Why are certain animals treated better than others?”
When you blur the line between politics and science in a way that antagonizes science, you risk people becoming so skeptical of science that they intentionally fall deaf to facts. At that point, it is a matter of ignorance. Ignorance is dangerous, especially when the facts are staring at your face.
As a country which prides itself on its influx of STEM students rearing towards healthcare, we have not completely grasped the full potential of science and its other branches, especially Biology.
Information remains to be key. Be informed, stay informed. The first 100 days of the presidency had already passed. So, being in my curiosity as an aspiring scientist—passionate about science, medicine, and the environment—what has been happening with regard to these?
Girls need to feel that they have options to choose from because seeing that their gender is not presented enough in STEM careers causes many of them to think that they have no place in these fields at all.
Ateneo BOx 
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