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Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science Date: Wed., Mar. 5, 2014, 7:30 pm The national Situating Science project and partners are pleased to present the third talk in the national lecture series: The Lives of Evidence A multi-part national lecture series examining the cultural, ethical, political, and scientific role of evidence in our world. Part 3: Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science Scott Findlay, Co-founder of Evidence for Democracy and Associate Professor of Biology, University of Ottawa. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 7:30 PM Ondaatje Hall, McCain Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Ave., Halifax, NS
Free. Watch live online here! (7:30 PM Atlantic / 6:30 PM ET) Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the Canadian government’s attitude towards science. They are concerned about declining federal investment in public interest science; a shift away from federal funding of basic research to business-oriented research; policies that restrict the communication of scientific information among government scientists and to the public; and – despite assurances to the contrary from federal ministers – an increasingly cavalier attitude towards science-informed decision-making. Are these symptoms of an ongoing erosion of basic democratic principles? What are some possible therapeutic and preventative interventions? Supported by: Dalhousie University Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Evidence for Democracy, and Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs
Source: http://www.situsci.ca/event/governing-dark-evidence-accountability-and-future-canadian-science
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