BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:CUSPE Lecture: Has the UK had enough of experts? - Max Goldman (Se
 nse about Science)\, Melanie Smallman (UCL\, Harvard)\, Roeland Beerten (R
 oyal Statistical Society)
DTSTART:20161207T180000Z
DTEND:20161207T200000Z
UID:TALK69144@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Marlen de la Chaux
DESCRIPTION:In most (Western) societies\, expertise has become of the esse
 nce. It has permeated the realms of both private and public decision-makin
 g\, and granted experts substantial power. Yet\, in spite of - or perhaps 
 due to - their prominent role\, experts are often regarded with suspicion.
  While expertise is generally considered important for decision-making\, t
 he wider polity does not necessarily trust the experts to put their expert
 ise to good use\, i.e. to pursue the Greater Good.\n\nThis lack of trust u
 ndermines the relevance of expert knowledge and\, in the more extreme case
 s\, leads to its outright rejection. Hence the question: have people had e
 nough of experts? We shall raise this question in the context of the U.K. 
 The discussion will focus on role of experts in modern societies and ways 
 to improve their perception by the general public.\n\nThe lecture will tak
 e place on the 7th of December in LT2 of the Judge Business School at 6pm.
  A drink reception will follow. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.u
 k/e/cuspe-lecture-has-the-uk-had-enough-of-experts-tickets-29310379133\n\n
 The following speakers will present their perspectives:\n\n- Max Goldman (
 Development and communications manager)\, Sense about Science \n\n- Melani
 e Smallman\, UCL & Harvard Kennedy School of Government\n\n- Roeland Beert
 en (Director of Policy and Public Affairs)\, Royal Statistical Society\n
LOCATION: LectureTheatre 2\, Cambridge Judge Business School\,Trumpington 
 Street\, University of Cambridge CB2 1AG Cambridge
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR