Sentences with phrase «on consensus science»

Positing that those periods cast doubt on the consensus science.

Let's follow the reasoning on consensus science.

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Best Analysis: Karl Giberson at The Huffington Post with «Why Evangelicals Are Fooled Into Accepting Pseudoscience» «The relentless assaults on the integrity of science by groups like the Discovery Institute have made it impossible for many people to understand the significance of a «scientific consensus.»

And no, I don't just disregard science (nor the common consensus in matters of politics, social norms, alternative lifestyles, etc.)-- I understand the importance, but also the shortcomings of relying on man's own inferences about the nature of life, the universe, and the meaning of existence.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

Position papers on implementation of the Right to Science The Coalition plans to commission a series of multi-disciplinary scholarly articles that address tensions and conceptual questions identified as most relevant for developing international consensus and more robust implementation of the right to sScience The Coalition plans to commission a series of multi-disciplinary scholarly articles that address tensions and conceptual questions identified as most relevant for developing international consensus and more robust implementation of the right to sciencescience.

Sparked by Mark Changizi's article at the Huffington Post on «What to do about all the crazy, ridiculous research» out there, the general consensus was that sometimes what seem to be the most outlandish ideas are the ones that lead to the biggest advancements in science and elsewhere.

As society comes to terms with the scientific consensus on climate change, climate scientists are being called on to go beyond a mere understanding of the phenomenon, says climatologist Gregg Garfin, deputy director for science translation and outreach at the Institute of the Environment at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

«I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that there were unanimous decisions about most issues, and strong consensus on the others,» says Ron Fouchier, a flu virologist at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, whose study has been accepted by the journal Science.

That finding is meant to contradict the stereotype of Americans learning little science in school and being oblivious to or willfully ignorant of the scientific consensus on everything from climate change to evolution.

There appears to be no consensus on the answer, although science historian Nicholas Steneck of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, co-chair of the conference, has drawn up a range of estimates.

There seems to be no consensus on the answer, although a range of estimates were presented at a conference called last month * by a key federal watchdog agency to announce a $ 1 million grants program to investigate the prevalence of fraud, data fabrication, plagiarism, and other questionable practices in science.

At a hearing before the House of Representatives Science Committee last week, John Doolittle, a Republican from California, said that research implicating CFCs in the destruction of ozone is «very much open to debate», and there is «no established consensus» on the role of CFCs.

One ultimate goal is to assure the general public that whatever dietary advice it receives — for weight loss, overall health and prevention of obesity — is based on rigorous science, not preconceptions or blind consensus.

Katharine Mach, who served as co-director of science on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will present her most recent findings on the trials and triumphs of achieving a consensus on climate science.

Thus, what science has to say about an issue appears to be a reasonable starting point for lawmakers or bureaucrats seeking to forge consensus on a given issue; in a time of extreme polarization, there is some reason to believe that science can offer common ground.»

The study also finds that Tea Party supporters with higher levels of education are less likely to trust scientists or accept scientific consensus on topics like evolution or climate change, which runs opposite to the positive effect education has on trust in science among Independents and Democrats.

A broad consensus on the need to enable public access to all U.S. federal research emerged in a report published in January by the Scholarly Publishing Roundtable, a panel of librarians, academic leaders and publishers convened last June by the OSTP and the House Committee on Science and Technology.

«When we came together, there was a consensus that the global PV industry is on a clear trajectory to reach the multi-terawatt scale over the next decade,» said lead author Nancy Haegel, director of NREL's Materials Science Center.

Without consensus on how, and when, to teach science, cognitive psychologists and education researchers differ regarding what aspects of the research are most important.

If polarization on science is to be reduced, we need to harness the psychological power of consensus for which it was designed: the public good.

The consensus on human - caused climate change is among the strongest observed in the sciences — about as strong as the consensus surrounding the link between smoking and lung cancer.

Yet, as Harvard science historian Naomi Oreskes has documented, vested - interest groups have long understood the fact that people make (or fail to make) decisions based on consensus - information.

The hot - spot standoff arises from big gaps in mercury science, according to environmental researchers, and the lack of comprehensive data on mercury deposition means that a consensus about emissions control will not likely emerge soon.

The science on this is clear, and decades of research have culminated in a scientific consensus on this point.

Dr. Stern: Well, it depends on what the consensus really is within the planetary science community.

Choosing among the many places to visit within a constrained budget is a task left to the NRC and its decadal survey process wherein the relevant science community reaches consensus after significant debate on the top scientific priorities for a given 10 - year period (a decade, hence the term «decadal survey»).

The next year, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was publishing its second major assessment of climate science, Shell found itself in a delicate balancing act between accepting the scientific consensus and arguing that there was still too much uncertainty to dictate aggressive action.

In 2015, Huelskamp revealed to the Huffington Post that he thought the science surrounding climate change was not «settled,» stating «I don't think there's a scientific consensus on that.»

The judge in the case did not, in his specific questions to the parties, ask if there was a consensus on the science, or whether climate change would present catastrophic risks.

In Catholic schools, we teach children about the peer - reviewed scientific consensus on climate change in science classes.

The details of Monckton's Apocalypse Cancelled luncheon lecture series were released late last week by tour organizer Friends of Science, the Calgary - based «astroturf» group devoted to opposing the scientific consensus on human - caused climate change.

that he thought the science surrounding climate change was not «settled,» stating «I don't think there's a scientific consensus on that.»

Prominent climate contrarians are seeking to insert their views into an unusual science tutorial scheduled to be held in federal court on Wednesday by offering «friend of the court» briefs that run contrary to the prevailing mainstream consensus.

The global warming science establishment should now be open to similar studies and dissenting voices on CO2 to overturn the alleged climate change consensus.»

As to the participation of New Member countries in the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), a general consensus has been established in Item 4 of Article 4 of the Statutes of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), as follows: «On the basis of the principle that the opportunity to become a Management Supporting Party (MSP) be open to all interested countries, the Board of Trustees (BOT) decides on the acceptance of new Management Supporting Parties after considering such factors as: 1) the country's scientific capacity in basic research in the research areas of the Program; and 2) the degree of support for the Program.&raquOn the basis of the principle that the opportunity to become a Management Supporting Party (MSP) be open to all interested countries, the Board of Trustees (BOT) decides on the acceptance of new Management Supporting Parties after considering such factors as: 1) the country's scientific capacity in basic research in the research areas of the Program; and 2) the degree of support for the Program.&raquon the acceptance of new Management Supporting Parties after considering such factors as: 1) the country's scientific capacity in basic research in the research areas of the Program; and 2) the degree of support for the Program.»

This work included an evidence session held in October 2016 by the NDG office, with collaboration from the PHG Foundation and the Association for Clinical Genomic Science (ACGS), which informed Dame Fiona's paper on building consensus on genomic data sharing.

As such, it complements the consensus recommendations of: a) the genSET Science Leaders Panel1, b) the DG Research, Innovation and Science Expert Group on Structural Change in Research Institutions2, and c) the Gendered Innovations project3.

«''» Until we have a consensus on the diminishing value of the notion of consensus as the keystone of the climate debate, we'll continue to see the politicization of climate science and the continued gridlock on climate policy.

By Kenneth Richard «Consensus» Science Takes A Hit In 2017 During 2017, 485 scientific papers have been published that cast doubt on the position that anthropogenic CO2 emissions function as the climate's fundamental control knob... or that otherwise question the efficacy of climate models or the related «consensus» positions commonly endorsed by policymakers and mainstream media.

WASHINGTON — Led by Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, President Donald Trump's nominee for NASA chief came under a steady attack by Democrats on Wednesday, even as he promised to run the space agency on a consensus agenda driven by science.

The growing consensus on steps needed to reform elementary science education will not produce results without the «purposeful involvement» of the federal government, a forthcoming report contends.

The impetus for the new science standards sprang from a growing consensus among educators and policymakers that K - 12 science education was outdated and relied too much on rote memorization of facts.

By distilling and organizing the existing research on cognitive science and educational psychology, the reports offer teacher candidates concise summaries of high - impact practices grounded in scientific evidence and professional consensus around PK - 12 learning.

The nonprofit National Center for Science Education said most science teachers understand the scientific consensus on climate change, according to a national study conducted in 2014 - 2015 by the center and Pennsylvania State University reseaScience Education said most science teachers understand the scientific consensus on climate change, according to a national study conducted in 2014 - 2015 by the center and Pennsylvania State University reseascience teachers understand the scientific consensus on climate change, according to a national study conducted in 2014 - 2015 by the center and Pennsylvania State University researchers.

«We see very few issues resolved through coming to consensus on the science,» writes President and CEO George Fenwick.

We are concerned that the incorporation of unsubstantiated theories into what the public understands to be the «scientific consensus» on global warming is eroding public confidence in climate science.

The book explains that consensus arises when there is a most convincing explanation for the conditions we see — this is often twisted and put on its head, and denialists think that the explanation follows the consensus, exposing ignorance about fundamental aspects of science.

Here's what I do nt» get: There seems to be no shortage of loud political commentary from contrarians, as seen on various op - ed pages, yet when a scientist from the consensus community makes any suggestion of reducing emissions, an obvious implication from what the science says, it's a big deal and they are labelled as activists or ideologues.

In light of the hard - won scientific consensus developed by the IPCC, has the time not yet come to «center» our discussion on what we know of climate change, based upon good science, and talk about what we are going to do in order to address the human - driven predicament in which humanity finds itself in these early years of Century XXI?