LSC researchers on the pitfalls of using public meetings to set science policy
LSC faculty alumnus Andrew R. Binder (Ph.D., ’10), now assistant professor at North Carolina State University, along with Professors Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard, authored a recent opinion piece in The Scientist on the use of public meetings to gauge public opinion on science policy. Town hall meetings may be a good way to hear a range of strong opinions, but as …