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Factual Disputes
Disputes over facts have always been present in technical and environmental conflicts. But the ease in creating "fake facts" has made these kinds of disputes much more common, and difficult to resolve, and it can be very hard for lay people to figure out which "experts" are speaking the truth, and which are not.

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Accurately Communicating Factual Information That People Can Use
Given the amount of disinformation floating around, people tend to distrust "facts," unless they reinforce what they already know, or at least come from a trusted source. Here is information about how to be such a source and how to communicate facts in ways people will understand and believe.

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Resolving Fact-Based Sources of Conflict
Conflicts are often dramatically intensified by contradictory images of key objectively determinable facts. Limiting these disagreements with fact-finding efforts that are broadly seen as trustworthy can do much to defuse the overall conflict.

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Distinguish Factual vs Value Differences
Empirical facts about "what is" are very different from moral or value distinctions about what "should be." Clearly distinguishing between those two is essential for good decision making.

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Limit the Influence of "Fake Facts"
"Disinformation" or "fake facts" are everywhere. They are so ubiquitous, that it is almost impossible to figure out what is true, and what is not. But truth matters. Yet facts will come back to bite us if we get it wrong. So making the effort to sort through fake from real facts is essential to good decision making.

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Issue Analysts
We depend upon issue analysts to help us navigate complexities of modern society in ways that identify workable options for addressing problems and reliably assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each option.

Colleague Activities
Corporate Water Target-Setting
A case study of a consensus building effort focused on controlling the massive water use of particular high-use corporations and industries.

Colleague Activities
Science-Poor Congress Needs More than Google Searches for Tech Legislation
Congress must bolster its own base of scientific and technological expertise to more effectively legislate.

News and Opinion
Policy Causality
In response to Colorado's devastating Marshall Fire, a thoughtful look at a realistic strategy for protecting ourselves from such events.

News and Opinion
Science Advice Under Pressure
Climate expert Roger Pielke Jr. discusses the difficultities and threats he has faced when acting as what he calls a "scince arbiter."

News and Opinion
Improve how science advice is provided to governments by learning from "experts in expert advice"
For a complex world in which we are utterly dependent upon expert advice to keep the system running, welcome news that there are experts specializing in how to obtain advice that is genuinely trustworthy.

News and Opinion
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

News and Opinion
World Health Organization
with 8000 health professionals WHO coordinates the world's response to health emergencies, promotes well-being, prevents disease and expands access to health care world wide.

News and Opinion
Statement on AI Risk
A statement, signed by hundreds of AI experts, politicians, and other concerned citizens, saying that the risks of AI should be considered on a par with the risks of pandemics and nuclear war.

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Expert testimony in an era of skepticism of expertise
An article about how expert testimony in courtrooms is received differently than it used to be, and how lawyers should adapt to make their presentations understandable and credible.