Science Communication and the Role of Scientists in the Policy Discussion

摘要

Would it be more accurate to say that science informs policy or is it more often true that policy informs science? Like any causality dilemma, trying to determine what came first or which is more prevalent is something of an exercise in futility. Nevertheless, societies depend upon the ramifications behind this chicken-and-egg question particularly in the literal Earth-shifting context of our time. This chapter will consider the two-way influence of science and society, focusing on how science and scientists can contribute to today's critical decisions and, just as importantly, to the decision-making process.