Trusting Science
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Trusting Science
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Author : Kostas Kampourakis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2025
Trusting Science written by Kostas Kampourakis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025 with Science categories.
"Certain scientific fields have long been battlegrounds of controversy, echoing a deep-seated public distrust towards science. This distrust is especially pronounced in areas of policy science, that is, science that informs policy decisions such as vaccination programs. This book explores the roots of this distrust, setting it apart from outright denial of science. While absolute denial is rare, distrust can be quite widespread, often nourished by personal experiences or the persuasive testimonies of others. Trusting Science embarks on a journey to uncover some underexplored causes of science distrust. It thus underscores the necessity of demystifying science by illuminating the nature of scientific evidence, the inevitable presence of uncertainty, the indispensable role of expertise, and the subtle sway of personal biases. Drawing on historical examples from vaccination and other life sciences, Trusting Science offers opportunities for reflection about how science is done and argues that a renaissance in science education and communication is crucial for cultivating realistic expectations and rebuilding public trust in science"--
Why Trust Science
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Author : Naomi Oreskes
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-06
Why Trust Science written by Naomi Oreskes and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Science categories.
Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy Are doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't? Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength—and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late nineteenth century to today, this timely and provocative book features a new preface by Oreskes and critical responses by climate experts Ottmar Edenhofer and Martin Kowarsch, political scientist Jon Krosnick, philosopher of science Marc Lange, and science historian Susan Lindee, as well as a foreword by political theorist Stephen Macedo.
The Science And Art Of Simulation
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Author : Michael M. Resch
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-12-18
The Science And Art Of Simulation written by Michael M. Resch and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-18 with Mathematics categories.
Trust is a central pillar of the scientific enterprise. Much work in the philosophy of science can be seen as coping with the problem of establishing trust in a certain theory, a certain model, or even science as a whole. However, trust in science is threatened by various developments. With the advent of more complex models and the increasing usage of computer methods such as machine learning and computer simulation, it seems increasingly challenging to establish trust in science. How and on what basis can an appropriate trust in science be built? We are interested in how trust is established in such cases of increasing complexity (of models and communication) and what could be appropriate measures to alleviate doubt.
Science Competes
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Author : Barry Bozeman
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2025-04-01
Science Competes written by Barry Bozeman and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-01 with Political Science categories.
When science competes with myriad influences in public policymaking, how can we ensure that it does so effectively? Policymakers, like most people today, have a world of information within easy reach, much of it wrong. How, amid the chaos and misdirection of our day’s information ecosystem, can science compete for the attention and trust of those who make public policy—especially at a time when issues like proliferating infectious diseases and climate change put a premium on accurate and relevant scientific information? What’s needed, Barry Bozeman suggests in Science Competes, is a clearer understanding of how scientific information is conveyed, how it is understood and used, and where it fits in the wide array of information that might be of use to those who make and administer policy, laws, and regulations, as well as citizens who actively participate in public life. Acknowledging the importance of different sorts of information—historical, experiential, political—to decision-making, Bozeman focuses on enhancing, not maximizing, the effective use of science in public policy. This entails recognizing that valid and useful scientific information is not necessarily formal scientific knowledge, but often takes the form of science by-products such as raw or structured data, graphics, and conceptual models. Explaining how such information can be better distinguished from half-truths and pernicious falsehoods, Science Competes also raises the possibility that effective competition might require improvements in science institutions, norms, and ideas about acceptable behavior.
Science Communication And Trust
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Author : Antoinette Fage-Butler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-03-26
Science Communication And Trust written by Antoinette Fage-Butler and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-26 with Social Science categories.
This open access book presents groundbreaking research, offering new empirical findings, showcasing a range of different methods, and advancing theoretical perspectives relating to science communication and trust. The investigation of science communication and trust is enhanced by the many international scholars and disciplinary approaches featured. The book includes three thematic sections: the first focuses on the role of trustworthy science communicators, the second is concerned with the varying contexts of science communication for trust, while the third unpacks various features of trust in science. The volume thus provides the reader with invaluable insights into the highly salient topic of science communication and trust.
Oecd Skills Outlook 2023 Skills For A Resilient Green And Digital Transition
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-06
Oecd Skills Outlook 2023 Skills For A Resilient Green And Digital Transition written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-06 with categories.
Skills are vital for building resilient economies and societies. By helping individuals develop a diverse range of skills and empowering them to apply these skills effectively, skills policies play a crucial role in responding to emerging threats, such as environmental degradation and harmful applications of technologies used to collect, generate, and exchange information. This edition of the Skills Outlook highlights the importance of supporting individuals in acquiring a wide range of skills, at varying levels of proficiency, to promote economic and social resilience. Additionally, the report acknowledges the role of attitudes and dispositions in enabling skills development and effective skills use. It also emphasises the need for policy makers to monitor the costs associated with policies aimed at promoting the green and digital transition, and how the transition affects inequalities. Training opportunities that respond to emerging labour market needs and efforts to facilitate their uptake can promote a just and inclusive green and digital transition. In turn, education systems that equip young people not only with skills but attitudes to manage change can ensure that the green and digital transition is sustainable in the longer term.
The Cultural Authority Of Science
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Author : Martin Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-09-24
The Cultural Authority Of Science written by Martin Bauer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-24 with Social Science categories.
The cultural authority of science is the authority that is granted to science in any particular context. This authority is as much a matter of image and perceived legitimacy as of statutory guarantee. However, while authority can be charismatic, based on tradition or based on competence, we would assume that science aims to be an authority of competence. To what extent does science have the last word, or stand above opinion on public issues? This Indo-European led collaboration aims to map the cultural authority of science, and to construct a system of indicators to observe this ‘science culture’ based on artefacts (science news analysis) and espoused beliefs and evaluations (public attitude data). Indeed, through a series of studies the authors examine the cultural authority of science in light of the challenges posed by European, Asian, African and American developments and debates. In particular, two main ideas are examined: the ‘Lighthouse’ model, whereby science is shining into a stormy sea of ignorance and mistrust; and the ‘Bungee Jump’ model, which demonstrates how science occasionally experiences a rough ride against a backdrop of goodwill. Presenting expertise in discourse analysis, computer-assisted text analysis and largescale survey analysis, The Cultural Authority of Science will be of interest to a global audience concerned with the standing of science in society. In particular, it may appeal to scholars and students of fields such as sociology of science, science communication, science studies, scientometrics, innovation studies and social psychology.
Social Trust
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Author : Kevin Vallier
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-04-26
Social Trust written by Kevin Vallier and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with Philosophy categories.
With increasingly divergent views and commitments, and an all-or-nothing mindset in political life, it can seem hard to sustain the level of trust in other members of our society necessary to ensure our most basic institutions work. This book features interdisciplinary perspectives on social trust. The contributors address four main topics related to social trust. The first topic is empirical and formal work on norms and institutional trust, especially the relationships between trust and human behaviour. The second topic concerns trust in particular institutions, notably the legal system, scientific community, and law enforcement. Third, the contributors address challenges posed by diversity and oppression in maintaining social trust. Finally, they discuss different forms of trust and social trust. Social Trust will be of interest to researchers in philosophy, political science, economics, law, psychology, and sociology.
Trust
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Author : Pekka Mäkelä
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2013
Trust written by Pekka Mäkelä and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Philosophy categories.
“Whatever matters to human beings, trust is the atmosphere in which it thrives” writes Sissela Bok. Although trust is ubiquitous, understanding trust is a non-trivial challenge. Trust: Analytic and Applied Perspectives addresses critical and analytical issues of trust. It examines trust from a conceptual perspective as well as considers it in practical contexts ranging from the public sphere broadly understood to particular social institutions, such as universities and medical care. Trust: Analytic and Applied Perspectives explores what kind of good trust is, what kind of goods it can protect and how it can bring about goods, and develops subtle distinctions between trust and other virtues, and between trust and other forms of dependence. The pluralism of the volume reflects the diversity of the real world contexts and theoretical perspectives indispensable in the search of a deeper understanding of trust. Without such an understanding of the nature of trust and the good reasons why people might trust one another or the institutions, we are in danger of designing institutions that will reduce trust or even drive it out. Trust: Analytic and Applied Perspectives sheds new light on the intersecting dimensions of our social cooperation, in which trust can be responsibly undertaken.
Theory And Best Practices In Science Communication Training
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Author : Todd P. Newman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-23
Theory And Best Practices In Science Communication Training written by Todd P. Newman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-23 with Science categories.
This edited volume reports on the growing body of research in science communication training, and identifies best practices for communication training programs around the world. Theory and Best Practices in Science Communication Training provides a critical overview of the emerging field of by analyzing the role of communication training in supporting scientists’ communication and engagement goals, including scientists’ motivations to engage in training, the design of training programs, methods for evaluation, and frameworks to support the role of communication training in helping scientists reach their communication and engagement goals. This volume reflects the growth of the field and provides direction for developing future researcher-practitioner collaborations. With contributions from researchers and practitioners from around the world, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars and, professionals within this emerging field.