- Author: Michael Akinwumi
- Full Title: Science for the People
- Type: #snippet✂️
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- URL: https://nautil.us/science-for-the-people-943122/?_sp=e3ace987-bd7b-4aaf-923b-09a7f6070dcc.1729615630036
Highlights
- The overlap between scientific research and social concerns has given rise to a growing, collaborative movement known as “civic science.” It is an umbrella term for current efforts to develop programs and interdisciplinary scholarship related to the societal aspects of science; to foster connections between science and democratic decision-making; and to build networks of people—in scientific institutions and outside of them—working to ensure that science reaches its full potential to serve the public good. Civic science is about breaking down institutional and systemic barriers, so that people across diverse communities can participate in the scientific process and use scientific insights to address their most important priorities. (View Highlight)
- People working in civic science often describe themselves as “boundary spanners” who speak the languages of science and policy, and also of the specific communities they come from. (View Highlight)