Lecture 2

Question 1

from ivory tower to agora

Answer 1

ivory tower looking over the world, other can’t reach it
- objective science, happening outside society

–> move away: instead of presenting findings on a stage, you want more dynamics in society

Question 2

3 reasons to shift away from deficit, towards dialogue

Answer 2

1. simply disseminating facts isn’t useful
   - problems are big and complex to teach
   - people hate to be passively educated
2. science doesn’t happen in a social vacuum
   - it’s embedded in society
3. science is increasingly considered a platform where democracy os promoted and excessed + deficit models are technocratic

Question 3

3 strategies to establish credible anti-vaccination accounts

Answer 3

1. conversion (I used to think this..)
2. force from outside (it made me..)
3. focus on doing own research

Question 4

trust decreasing in science?

Answer 4

• among some populations
• large variations in distrust
• because of ideology or politics?