Articulating Complex Science: The Case of Sea Level Rise; Washington, District Columbia; Spring or Fall 2020

该项目利用资金在华盛顿特区召开了一个为期1.5天的跨学科研讨会，会上科学家、律师和记者将探索在其专业文化规范范围内阐明复杂科学主题（如海平面上升）的不同方法。本次研讨会的目标是：(1)确定并促进有效传达海平面上升科学的传播策略，并为政策和法律讨论提供信息；(2)帮助法律专家和政策制定者更好地了解海平面上升的科学；(3)强调理解和传播海平面上升科学的不确定性所面临的挑战。讲习班将海平面上升作为个案研究，因为这一主题在科学上很复杂，是在更大的民间社会讨论原因、影响、缓解和适应的基础。这些讨论必然涉及科学家、工程师、规划师、政策制定者、律师和记者。讲习班召集人将编制供讲习班使用的讨论材料，并在会议结束后分发这些材料以及讨论结果。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project uses funds to convene a 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop in Washington, D.C. at which scientists, lawyers, and journalists will explore differing approaches to articulating a complex science topic, such as sea level rise, within the cultural norms of their professions. The goals of this workshop are to: (1) identify and facilitate communication strategies that effectively convey the science of sea level rise and inform policy and legal discussions; (2) help legal experts and policymakers gain better understanding of the science of sea level rise; and (3) highlight the challenges in understanding and communicating the uncertainties of the science of sea level rise.The Workshop uses sea-level rise as a case study because the topic is scientifically complex and is the basis for discussions in the larger civil society regarding cause, effect, mitigation, and adaptation. These discussions necessarily involve scientists, engineers, planners, policy makers, attorneys, and journalists. The Workshop conveners will develop discussion materials for use at the Workshop and disseminate these materials, along with discussion outcomes, afterwards.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.