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Scientific uncertainty

 

            Charles Weiss is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of Science, Technology and International Affairs at Georgetown University. He states the concept of scientific uncertainty and writes about scientific groups who are related with the issue. Bjorn Lomborg is an associate professor of Political Science Department at Aarhus University. Lomborg writes on environmental issues and he has opposing ideas with most of the scientists. Weiss's ideas in "Scientific uncertainty in advising and advocacy" assists me to realize the origin of the "Lomborg Debate" by the clarifications of boundaries between scientific groups and public on the issues that involves scientific uncertainty. Weiss's views on the inevitability of a scientific uncertainty scale provide a solution to the debate.
             In the article, Weiss suggests that the subjects on science which include scientific uncertainty should be clarified frankly if they are settled fact, mainstream opinion, legitimate minority opinion or assertions with no scientific basis. Subsequently, advisory committees would become framers of public discussion and advocacy groups would become more reliable and more professional with their ethics. If the scientific groups, who play role in policy decisions and public discussions, express the level of uncertainty then decision makers would need to acknowledge the uncertainty to the public. Weiss believes the necessity of a scale of uncertainty for scientific groups in order to convey their ideas to the public and to the policy makers more explicitly. Public and politicians are not qualified in science and they need precise and reliable information on scientific issues. .
             Mikael Skou Anderson, associate professor of the same university and department with Lomborg, writes about him in "Some replies from Danish scientists to a contrarian". Lomborg is a biased professor who writes about environmental issues in his version of environmental problems.


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