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Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society Does the Public Trust Science? A Workshop Summary (2015) / Chapter Skim
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... The vision of the PILS Roundtable is that all scientists will have access to the knowledge and tools needed to develop proactive, collaborative, science-based approaches to public engagement in the life sciences. As a science communicator, PILS member, and coorganizer of this workshop, Rick Borchelt of the US Department of Energy, has thought a lot about scientists' engagement with the public.
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... Member of the publ want to rs lic understand th picture. SO he OURCE: Borch Workshop Slide 7 helt Plant breed PILS member, and workshop co der, m w o-organizer MMolly Jahn pprovided herr ective on the changing nature of trus in science in her openi remarks.
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... . Workshop discussions will explore empirical evidence on public opinion and attitudes toward life sciences as they relate to societal issues, whether and how contentious debate about select life science topics mediates trust (for example, de-extinction, synthetic biology, embryonic stem cells, and genetically modified organisms, among others)
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... This document does not establish any conclusions or recommendations of the National Academies; instead, it focuses on the issues and ideas presented by the speakers and workshop participants. 3 "Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences," The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, http://nas-sites.org/publicinterfaces/.
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