Science and Technology - Third Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 23 February 2000.
CONTENTS
REPORT
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Science and uncertainty
Trust and ambivalence
Does it matter?
The approach of this
report
CHAPTER 2: PUBLIC ATTITUDES
AND VALUES
Much interest, little
trust
Durant/Bauer study 1996
Sir Robert May's evidence
Better Regulation Task
Force/MORI study on risk
Public Consultation on
the Biosciences
New Scientist/MORI study
on animal experiments
Royal Society of Chemistry:
the Huddersfield experiment
More data from MORI
Value of survey evidence
A crisis of trust
Attitudes to life sciences
Attitudes to engineering
Purpose of the science
Questioning authority
Source of the science
A culture of secrecy
Framing the problem
Ignorance or understanding?
Values
Conclusion
CHAPTER 3: PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING
OF SCIENCE
COPUS
Research Councils
Research Assessment Exercise
Science museums and science
centres
Internet
Special initiatives for
women
Conclusion
CHAPTER 4: COMMUNICATING
UNCERTAINTY AND RISK
Openness: the May
guidelines
Communicating risk
Independence
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: ENGAGING THE
PUBLIC
Consultations at national
level
Consultations at local
level
Deliberative polling
Standing consultative
panels
Focus groups
Citizens' juries
Consensus conferences
Stakeholder dialogues
Internet dialogues
Foresight
Engaging the public:
towards democratic science
Lay involvement in scientific
advisory groups
Research Councils
Early warning, or no
publication before review?
A new institution?
CHAPTER 6: SCIENCE EDUCATION
IN SCHOOLS
Curriculum
CHAPTER 7: SCIENCE AND
THE MEDIA
What is science journalism?
Science journalism in
the United Kingdom today
GM food on the front
page
Conclusion
Guidelines for the media
in dealing with science
Recommendations for scientists
dealing with the media
Conclusion
APPENDIX 1—MEMBERSHIP
OF SUB-COMMITTEE II
APPENDIX 2—WITNESSES
APPENDIX 3—VISIT
TO THE USA—17-22 OCTOBER 1999
APPENDIX 4—VISIT
TO DENMARK—2-5 NOVEMBER 1999
APPENDIX 5—GM FOODS
AND THE MEDIA
APPENDIX 6—SURVEY
DATA ON PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO SCIENCE
References to evidence
The written and oral evidence received
by the Committee is published separately including a copy of the
Call for Evidence (issued April 1999) (HL Paper 38-I). References
in the text of the Report are as follows:-
Q refers to a question in oral evidence;
p refers to a page of written evidence.
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