Science, Ethics and Public Engagement & their Potential for the Future

As part of its portfolio in Ethics, Science, and the Public, The Kavli Foundation commissioned the Danish Board of Technology to map the landscape of interaction between science, ethics, and public engagement, to examine how science in different fields has tackled engaging the public in ethical challenges, and to identify opportunities for learning and advancing the interaction between these three areas of practice.

The report, the landscape of Science, Ethics and Public Engagement & their Potential for the Future, lays out several lessons on public engagement, including for future advancement of science. Findings also include examples of how public engagement can contribute to mutual understanding and trust-building with citizens; that it can empower citizens to participate in discussions, and thereby democratize expertise; that it can contribute to developing science and policy; and that the scientists who engage take valuable insights with them into their own work. Learn more in the full report.

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