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SUMMARY:Allman Family Lecture: Sheila Jasanoff on "Science and Democracy: What Should People Know?"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sheila Jasanoff\, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and 
 Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School\, will give the 2024 
 Allman Family Lecture at SMU titled "Science and Democracy: What Should 
 People Know?"\n\nAmericans have long assumed that people must be literate 
 in science to be literate as citizens. How\, after all\, can we\, the 
 people\, respond intelligently to the problems of our complex world if we 
 do not share a scientific understanding of what that world is and how it 
 functions? Over many decades\, we have invested huge resources\, both 
 public and private\, into producing\, measuring\, and sustaining "science 
 literacy." Why then has the 21st century America seen a rise in denialism\, 
 conspiracy theories\, and skepticism toward expert institutions? In this 
 talk\, Dr. Jasanoff will put our faith in science into conversation with 
 perspectives from the social and political studies of science to find 
 answers to this troubling question. Dr. Jasanoff will suggest that a robust 
 scientific enterprise is indeed essential for a strong democracy\, but that 
 what people need to know of science is not a collection of random facts 
 relating to important issues. Rather\, it is a deeper awareness of the 
 purposes and limits of scientific inquiry\, and an appreciation of the need 
 for humility in our turn to science and technology for solutions to 
 pressing public problems. \n\nA pioneer in her field\, Dr. Jasanoff has 
 authored more than 130 articles and chapters and is author or editor of 
 more than 15 books\, including The Fifth Branch\, Science at the Bar\, 
 Designs on Nature\, The Ethics of Invention\, and Can Science Make Sense of 
 Life? Her work explores the role of science and technology in the law\, 
 politics\, and policy of modern democracies\, and she is the founding 
 director of the Science and Technology Studies Program at Harvard. She is a 
 member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, and is the recipient of the 
 2022 Holberg Prize—dubbed the Nobel Prize for social science and 
 humanities—for her prolific work in science and technology studies. For 
 more information on Dr. Jasanoff\, please visit sheilajasanoff.org.
LOCATION:Moody Auditorium
ORGANIZER;CN="Kate Kimmis":MAILTO:kkimmis@mail.smu.edu
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CONTACT;CN="Kate Kimmis":MAILTO:kkimmis@mail.smu.edu
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