About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of expert disagreement in science and its impact on public policy and personal decision-making.
I was recently reading the March - April 2026, issue of The Science Teacher, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue I read an article written by Douglas Allchin. He wrote an article entitled "When Experts Disagree." Respect the consensus of the relevant scientific experts. That's the benchmark for reliable science in informing public policy or personal decision-making. But what if the experts disagree? What if there is no genuine consensus? If we cannot confidently sort fact from fiction, what are we to do?
People in this episode
Host: David Bydlowski
Topics covered
- expert disagreement
- scientific consensus
- public policy
- decision-making
- science education
Keywords
- experts
- disagreement
- consensus
- science
- public policy
- decision-making
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Science Teaching Association
Books & works: The Science Teacher
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