HR: 13:55h
AN: ED33C-02 INVITED    [Abstracts]
TI: Protecting the Integrity of Science: Educating Media, Scientists, and the Public
AU: * Gleick, P H
EM: pgleick@pipeline.com
AF: Pacific Institute, 654 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, United States
AB: Global change encompasses a wide range of geophysical sciences. Many of the issues around global or environmental change also have increasingly important economic, social, and political ramifications. Thus, more and more earth scientists are coming into direct contact with media, the public, and policymakers seeking information, advice, and participation in the policy process. At the same time, non-scientific organizations are finding they have a growing stake in research findings and policy outcomes, including non-governmental organizations, advocacy groups, and political parties. These cross-currents raise the risk of misuse and abuse of science, and indeed, there has been an apparent increase in threats to the integrity of science over the past several years. This talk will review risks to the integrity of science, challenges facing scientists who need to, or choose to, interact with media, the public, and policymakers, and recent examples of abuse of science. It will also offer thoughts about how to encourage, protect, and support the careful use of science in the policy arena.
UR: http://www.integrityofscience.org
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
DE: 1800 HYDROLOGY
DE: 6620 Science policy (0485)
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting