TY - JOUR
T1 - New science brings opportunity for museums
AU - Flynn, Stuart
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Scientific advances in medicine and related fields demand an informed and participating public. However many established venues for public communication, such as the internet or news talk shows, become conflicted in their messaging, inserting doubt about the very processes of scientific progress and discovery. Museums have managed to rise above such conflicts, vetting discussion to provide an unbiased, safe, and balanced platform to facilitate the public’s understanding of issues, paving a road to policy debate and decision.
AB - Scientific advances in medicine and related fields demand an informed and participating public. However many established venues for public communication, such as the internet or news talk shows, become conflicted in their messaging, inserting doubt about the very processes of scientific progress and discovery. Museums have managed to rise above such conflicts, vetting discussion to provide an unbiased, safe, and balanced platform to facilitate the public’s understanding of issues, paving a road to policy debate and decision.
KW - Immense databases
KW - Medical technologies
KW - Scientific advances
KW - Unbiased information
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U2 - 10.1080/15596893.2016.1131093
DO - 10.1080/15596893.2016.1131093
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017329809
SN - 1559-6893
VL - 11
SP - 4
EP - 8
JO - Museums and Social Issues
JF - Museums and Social Issues
IS - 1
ER -