Unscientific America

Aug 6, 2009

Town Hall Pacific Science Center University Book Store (Seattle, WA)

Chris Mooney talked about his book Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future (Basic Books; July 13, 2009). In this sequel to his book, The Republican War on Science, Chris Mooney argues more broadly that the scientific illiteracy of Americans is detrimental to the future of the country. He makes a detailed .. Read More
Chris Mooney talked about his book Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future (Basic Books; July 13, 2009). In this sequel to his book, The Republican War on Science, Chris Mooney argues more broadly that the scientific illiteracy of Americans is detrimental to the future of the country. He makes a detailed argument that science needs a larger presence in the media and public discourse. Mr. Mooney talked about the lack of scientific role models and the divide between science and politics, entertainment media, the news world, and religion. He talked about the communication of scientific ideas and the fragmenting of journalism about science. He advocated understanding between the two cultures. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This talk at University Book Store on August 6, 2009, was part of the Seattle Science Lectures by Town Hall, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:12 Unidentified Speaker CHRIS MOONEY BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE "THE REPUBLICAN WAR ON SCIENCE." HE CLAIMS THE SCIENTIFIC...
00:00:32 Unidentified Speaker THANKS, EVERYBODY. I'M FORTUNATE TO GET TO COME TO TALK TO SEATTLE A BUNCH. I'M GLAD TO HAVE SO MANY...
00:25:50 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. SO ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE Q AND A?
00:25:54 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD START. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE SINCE THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE IF WE CAN HAVE IT BE BRIEF...
00:26:05 Unidentified Speaker I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE DAY AFTER IN TERMS OF SCIENCE AND MOVES.
00:26:13 Unidentified Speaker YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY THIRD EXAMPLE.
00:26:15 Unidentified Speaker UNDERSTAND. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SINCE YOU KNOW SO MUCH, WHAT THE SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS ARE IN HIGH...
00:28:02 Unidentified Speaker YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO TELL YOU I DON'T KNOW IF I SAW IT. I SAW IT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT. DO YOU KNOW...
00:28:09 Unidentified Speaker YEAH.
00:28:11 Unidentified Speaker I KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN PARTS OF IT. BUT I NEVER SAT DOWN TO WATCH THE WHOLE THING.
00:28:17 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT. PUT IT THAT WAY.
00:28:21 Unidentified Speaker YEAH, I HEAR. YES?
00:28:26 Unidentified Speaker SURE. THE TWO DIVIDES, IS IT -- AND IN PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. NOT JUST IN THE U.S....
00:29:16 Unidentified Speaker NO, ABSOLUTELY. LET ME ANSWER WHAT SOCIETY HAS DONE. I DON'T THINK WE'RE EVER GOING TO LIVE IN A...
00:30:48 Unidentified Speaker YEAH, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE POPULAR MEDIA OR THE SCIENCE PROGRAMS OR TV. YOU HAVE YOURSELF LIKE...
00:31:12 Unidentified Speaker SURE. SO THE QUESTION IS WHAT ABOUT SCIENCE ON TELEVISION? WHAT ABOUT THE CONTRAST BETWEEN ON THE...
00:32:11 Unidentified Speaker UNLESS THEY DON'T GET THEIR MONEY, SCIENCE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH. IT'S NOT ENTERTAINMENTS ENOUGH AND...
00:33:06 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU SEE ANY EFFORT ON THE PART OF CERTAIN SCIENCE GROUPS TO GET TOGETHER TO LIKE PUT TOGETHER A...
00:33:28 Unidentified Speaker SO TO REPEAT THE QUESTION, ARE ANY SCIENCE GROUPS DOING THE PR MARKETING RESEARCH THAT THE PR MARKETING...
00:35:06 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS OR SO. IN THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK.
00:35:14 Unidentified Speaker YOU SAY MOST AMERICANS WANT TO HAVE THEIR SCIENCE AND THEIR RELIGION. I AGREE THEY CAN, ASSUMING THEIR...
00:35:42 Unidentified Speaker WELL, SO HERE'S MY ISSUE WITH THAT. I'M AN ATHEIST AND TO ME IT'S COGNITIVE DISTANCE. I CAN'T BELIEVE...
00:37:56 Unidentified Speaker THE LAST QUESTION WILL BE THE GENTLEMAN IN THE ORANGE.
00:38:01 Unidentified Speaker YES, GEORGIA TALK. WE BEGAN THE TALK WE REFERRING TO PRESIDENTS OF THE CANDIDATES. IF THERE WAS YEARS...
00:39:14 Unidentified Speaker ABSOLUTELY.
00:39:17 Unidentified Speaker HOW CAN HYPERSPECIALIZATION WHICH IS FUELED BY BOTH COMMERCIAL AND EGO AND CAREER MOTIVATIONS BE COUNTERACTED...
00:39:37 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS --
00:39:41 Unidentified Speaker TENSION SHOPPERS UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE WILL CLOSE IN TEN MINUTES. PLEASE BEGIN MAKING YOUR FINAL SELECTIONS....
00:39:50 Unidentified Speaker SO THE QUESTION IS ROUTED IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE. THE STORY THAT YOU TELL IS VERY ACCURATE. BASICALLY...
00:41:17 Unidentified Speaker E'LL END ON THAT. [APPLAUSE]
00:41:27 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:41:30 Unidentified Speaker HE'S GOING TO SIGN BOOK AT THE BACK TABLE. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE CHRIS ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE....

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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