The l’Aquila Verdict: A Judgment Not Against Science, but Against A Failure of Science Communication By David Ropeik |, scientificamerican.com A court in Italy has con­vict­ed six sci­en­tists and one civil defense offi­cial of manslaugh­ter in con­nec­tion with their pre­dic­tions about an earth­quake in l’Aquila in 2009 that killed 309 peo­ple. But, con­trary to the major­i­ty of the n… Public knowledge in a democracy is as much about science communication as it is about political motives and reliance on facts derived from models.

The l’Aquila Verdict: A Judgment Not Against Science, but Against A Failure of Science Communication
By David Ropeik |, scientificamerican.com

A court in Italy has con­vict­ed six sci­en­tists and one civil defense offi­cial of manslaugh­ter in con­nec­tion with their pre­dic­tions about an earth­quake in l’Aquila in 2009 that killed 309 peo­ple. But, con­trary to the major­i­ty of the n…

Public knowledge in a democracy is as much about science communication as it is about political motives and reliance on facts derived from models.

Oct. 23 2012
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