Thursday, Sep 26
5:00 – 6:30 PM,
Buchanan Tower 1112
Angela Potochnik
Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Public Engagement with Science, University of Cincinnati
https://www.angelapotochnik.com/
Science and the Public
Abstract: Science is a product of society: in its funding, its participation, and its application. In this talk, I outline a strong view of the obligations that science’s institutions bear to the public in virtue of this dependence. I then explore how expanded participation in science—diversified professional as well as the participation of amateurs or non-academics in scientific research—can contribute to public trust of science. I suggest that such expanded participation can give rise to what we might call “responsive science,” thereby helping scientific institutions discharge their obligations to the public
