How far should we rely on science to make political decisions? What makes a good science advisor — or a good science advice system? What do we do when the evidence is incomplete or controversial? What happens when science advice goes wrong and how can we fix it? We explore these questions, and many more, in conversation with the researchers, policymakers and communicators who make science advice happen around the world. The Science for Policy podcast is produced the Scientific Advice Mechanism to the European Commission and hosted by Toby Wardman. The many and varied opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the guests themselves. They do not necessarily represent the views of SAPEA or the European Commission.
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Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
In this special episode, twelve scholars of science advice discuss the challenges of incorporating a radically diverse range of perspectives into a science advice process. This conversation was recorded as part of the INGSA 2021 conference on global science advice, and is moderated by Estelle Balian.
Speakers in order of appearance
- Jacopo Torriti, Professor of Energy Economics and Policy, School of the Built Environment, University of Reading
- Tuula Teeri, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Chair of Euro-CASE
- Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy Central European University, member of the IPCC and member of SAPEA energy working group
- Jennie Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, Northeastern University
- Thomas Bauwens, Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
- Clark Miller, Professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and Director of the Center for Energy and Society, Arizona State University
- Alex Stingl, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick
- Katri Mäkinen-Rostedt, Tampere University
- Kristian Nielsen, Research Associate at the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
- Yvan Dutil, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Québec
- Heather Douglas, philosopher of science, Michigan State University
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Original recording: www.sapea.info/epistemic-diversity
The original recording also includes remarks from Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Tom van Ierland, Sebastien Renaud and David Mair.
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