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Making Sense of Science and Evidence

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The public has to negotiate competing claims about which products, practices and policies will work. If we expect people to make sense of these, then knowledge about evidence, and an understanding of how it is obtained and reviewed, is vital. However, this public language of science has been neglected. The public is encouraged to admire science and to be entertained and amazed by it. We should be doing more to equip people with insights into evidence and scientific enquiry, and expanding discussion about what we know and how we know it.

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  • Brown, Tracey, 2013. "Making Sense of Science and Evidence," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(S1), pages 14-19, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:21:y:2013:i:s1:p:s14-s19_00
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