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More than ever, scientists need to engage with the public: the stakes are high and they may be for keeps
Author(s) -
Smith David Roy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201643750
Subject(s) - public relations , environmental ethics , political science , internet privacy , business , computer science , philosophy
The election of Donald Trump highlights the need for all scientists to actively engage in communicating with the public to fight a post‐truth environment that could have dire consequences for science.