Zeynep Pamuk on science courts

Science for Policy

English - May 23, 2022 04:45 - 44 minutes - 66.4 MB
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Could the implications of science advice, and the policies that follow from it, be decided by a citizen jury following a courtroom battle between scientific adversaries? Dr Zeynep Pamuk thinks so, and in this episode she tells Toby Wardman why.

Resources mentioned in this episode
Politics and expertise: How to use science in a democratic society: https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/9780691218946/politics-and-expertise
Arthur Kantrowicz on science courts: https://www.jstor.org/stable/29761595