The fight against doubt : how to bridge the gap between scientists and the public /

Dissent about widely accepted scientific claims can promote doubt about scientific evidence, intimidate scientists, stymie research, and lead the public and policymakers to oppose needed policies. To limit these problems, The Fight against Doubt calls for facilitating greater trust between scientist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Melo-Martín, Inmaculada de (Autor), Intemann, Kristen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Science > Social aspects.
Sciences > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dissent and its discontents
  • The important roles of dissent
  • Bad faith dissent
  • Failing to play by the rules
  • Imposing unfair risks
  • Dealing with normatively inappropriate dissent
  • The relevance of trust
  • Scientific practices and the erosion of trust
  • Values in science and the erosion of trust
  • Where disagreements can lie: attending to values in policy
  • Lessons learned and new directions.

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