Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society: Does the Public Trust Science? a Workshop Summary

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (Author), Board on Science Education (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Board on Life Sciences (Author), Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences (Author), Huddleston, Nancy (Selected by), Sawyer, Keegan (Selected by), Resnick, Helaine E (Selected by)

ISBN: 9780309377928

Publisher: National Academies Press

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Pub Date: October 23, 2015

Dewey: 507

LCCN: 2016302436

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.25" H x 10.80" L x 8.36" W ( 0.45 lbs) 66 pages

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Description: Workshop speakers explored factors that affect trust in science and scientific findings on such issues as childhood vaccination, cancer screenings, and synthetic biology. Participants also discussed challenges within the scientific community to address trust and potential pathways toward improved public engagement in science.--

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