Persuasion in a Climate of Uncertainty

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Channel: Harvard University · 2010 · Education

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The Harvard Museum of Natural History presents a panel discussion on science, policy making, and skepticism. Panelist: Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School; James J. McCarthy, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography at Harvard University and past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Bruce Gellerman, award-winning reporter and producer, Public Radio's Living on Earth. Moderated by Allan Brandt, Kass Professor of the History of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Learn more about the Harvard Museum of Natural History at http://hmnh.harvard.edu

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