Lost in Translation
Megan Herbert
Megan Herbert conjures up the computers that used to star in various 1950s and 1960s TV shows and films. Her ‘Policy Generating Science Translator 3000’ is adept at taking scientific data and the findings of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2023) and translating them into language that matches some politicians’ pre-existing policy aims.
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