NAS Announces Launch of the LabX Public Engagement Program

In keeping with its mission to communicate the nature, values, and judgments of science to the public, the National Academy of Sciences is launching LabX, a public engagement initiative that will promote evidence-based decision-making on issues that have significant relevance to communities and in which science is an important factor. The new program will kick off with an immersive event on March 7, organized in conjunction with Museum Hack and the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences."In today's world where the boundary between science and science fiction is hard to discern, it is too easy to forget the very real way that science and technology are— and should be— applied to make meaningful differences in our lives," said National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt."LabX engages citizens in the application of science to community decision-making to promote resilience, improve safety and security, and achieve any number of other desirable outcomes." Read More

Source: News from the National Academies - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: news