Disinformation or Fact - How Do We Form Policy?

In this Podcast we will interview Tracey Brown who founded Sense about Science an independent charity that champions the public interest in sound science and ensures evidence is recognised in public life and policy making.

This is particularly relevant for the discussion we are having globally about disinformation. Tracey argues that policy should be based on science and empirical evidence and not just upon opinion and a whim. How do we establish empirical evidence and how can we get the general public to value that when they form an opinion is an important issue.

Sense about Science is an independent campaigning charity that challenges the misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life. Their campaigns challenge the misrepresentation of evidence in public life and advocate open and honest discussion of research findings.

Tracey Brown has been the director of Sense about Science since 2002. Under her leadership, the charity has turned the case for sound science and evidence into popular campaigns to urge scientific thinking among the public and the people who answer to them. It has launched important initiatives to expand and protect honest discussions of evidence,