Science and Public Policy

Thomas Handler

OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 2012 · 30 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The United States faces many issues that involve science. Issues ranging from climate change to nano-technology, from human genomics to modified food crops. What is the role that science plays in determining what the public policy for these issues should be? How as scientists should we respond to requests for advice?