Science and Technology Policy and Ethics

As a pluralistic democracy, we must accommodate a wide range of views about science and technology, as in so many other areas. Science museums may have a unique role to play in mediating between "the public" (actually a broad range of publics with different values and interests) and the policy-making process, although participating in the turn toward "engaging the public" is a relatively new role for them. While public engagement is not a panacea, and the motives for promoting it undoubtedly vary, society faces a broad range of new technological frontiers— and the risks, benefits, and ethics of the choices we must make in these areas will demand new opportunities for public discussion

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• Reorienting Climate Change Communication for Effective Mitigation

  Open Access•David Ockwell, Lorraine Whitmarsh et al.•Science Communication•2009

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• Meaningful Citizen Engagement in Science and Technology

  Open Access•Maria C Powell, Maria Powell et al.•Science Communication•2008

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• Engaging the Public in Technology Policy

  Open Access•Larry Bell•Science Communication•2008

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