[FRIAM] Science and Action

[David Breecker]

I'd like to add (at least) one more thing to the provocative thread  
of the past few days:  for those interested in how science  
communicates with other sectors and affects practical outcomes, the  
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies convened a  
conference at the Aspen Institute a few years ago, entitled  
"Americans and Climate Change: Closing the Gap between Science and  
Action."

You can download the PDF of the conference report at http:// 
environment.yale.edu/climate/americans_and_climate_change.pdf

One of the key findings was that the way scientists tend to discuss  
issues like certainty, and their dialectical method of taking  
exception to perceived flaws in one another's work, has hampered our  
ability to convey the urgency of the climate change situation and the  
preponderance of (scientific) opinion and findings to the general  
public and policy makers.

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