Not exact matches
But beyond those concrete suggestions, my
larger aspiration for this book is that it might provide us with a set of guiding principles to propel forward the
public -
policy discussions and
debates that we need to have now.
Similar to the
debate on fracking,
public opposition to the gas port became part of a
larger discussion about New York State's energy
policy and how the state should respond to climate change.
The
public and
policy debate around education has also changed dramatically — particularly around issues of teacher quality and charter schools — due in
large part to the work of these individuals.
A
large fraction of the Murrican
public can not distinguish between science
debate and
policy debate [hence one of the reasons for this blog].
Which brings me to the point that surely you can agree with Jennifer on: In general the
public debate should involve a lot more looking at the actual data (cf. business & economics reporting) than the «meta -
debate» we so often see currently, and specifically that «ultimately, good
policy is going to require that a much
larger percentage of Australians have a higher level of scientific literacy.»