What if...? Coping with uncertainty in health science
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Channel: The Royal Society · 2013 · Science & Technology
How can we make decisions that affect our health when scientific advice is never 100% sure? This panel discussion with Tracey Brown, Professor Angela McLean FRS, Professor Andrew Stirling and chaired by Professor David Spiegelhalter OBE FRS looks at how individuals and government can best cope with inevitable uncertainty and disagreement about the underlying biomedical science. Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Tue 01 Mar 2011 6.30pm - 7.30pm For more information visit http://royalsociety.org/events/2011/uncertainty-health-science
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