MBSC - Harnessing Science In Service Of A Thriving Democracy
Event Details
07:00PM - 09:00PM
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Featured Speaker: Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA
Science and democracy have been intertwined since the founding of America. Our founders were citizen scientists and employed many scientific concepts in the design of our democracy, which they characterized as a grand experiment. Since those early times, policy decisions informed by scientific knowledge have continued to deliver benefits for citizens, in our health, environment and security. But this long, fruitful relationship has taken a beating in recent years, where corporate and political interests have sidelined or misrepresented science to their advantage. A noisy digital media, where everyone can find a fact to support their preconceived opinion, only adds to the problem. To stem the assault on science, the public should have unfettered access to credible information so that it can understand how scientific knowledge affects daily lives and the consequences of disparagement and ignorance of unbiased data. An informed citizenry is vital to stop the abusive tide against science and scientists.
