The Evolving Climate for Science and Society

The relationship between science and the rest of society is critical both to the support it receives from the public and to the receptivity of the broader citizenry to science's explanations of the nature of the world and to its other outputs. Science's ultimate usefulness depends on a receptive public. Significant efforts - some dramatically non-traditional for many in the scientific community - are needed to restore balance to the science-society relationship.

About the Lecturer
Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science.