Presented By: Department of Economics
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Quantitative Economics (ISQM): Saving Science from Itself: Rethinking the Value of Research in an Era of Electronic Expertise
Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan
ABSTRACT:
Many scientists who want public or private sector support seek to do work that informs and improves decisions. Changes in technology introduces challenges for researchers who have these kinds of aspirations. An explosion of information that is available for "free" have led many people to question the kinds of scientific activities for which they or the government should pay. A simultaneous promulgation of online "experts" have led many to question the role or authority of science in decision making. This presentation explains these challenges and then examines how changes in researcher training, particularly improvements in communication, increased commitments to rigor and transparency, and improved stakeholder engagement, can affect the types of opportunities that future scientists will (and will not) have.
BIO:
Arthur Lupia studies decision making and learning. He uses this information to explain to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences. His work clarifies how information and institutions affect policy and politics and how people make decisions when they lack information. He draws from multiple scientific and philosophical disciplines and uses multiple research methods. His topics of expertise include information processing, persuasion, strategic communication, and civic competence. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, a fellow at the Center for the Study of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and is one of the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Fellows. His awards include the American Political Science Association's Ithiel de Sola Pool Award, the American Association for Public Opinion Research's Mitovsky Innovator's Award, and the National Academy of Sciences' Initiatives in Research Award. His articles appear in political science, economics, and law journals, and his editorials are published in leading newspapers. His research has been supported by a wide range of groups including the World Bank, the Public Policy Institute of California, the Markle Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. In 2016, Oxford University Press released his latest book, Uninformed: Why People Know So Little About Politics and What We Can Do About It.
Many scientists who want public or private sector support seek to do work that informs and improves decisions. Changes in technology introduces challenges for researchers who have these kinds of aspirations. An explosion of information that is available for "free" have led many people to question the kinds of scientific activities for which they or the government should pay. A simultaneous promulgation of online "experts" have led many to question the role or authority of science in decision making. This presentation explains these challenges and then examines how changes in researcher training, particularly improvements in communication, increased commitments to rigor and transparency, and improved stakeholder engagement, can affect the types of opportunities that future scientists will (and will not) have.
BIO:
Arthur Lupia studies decision making and learning. He uses this information to explain to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences. His work clarifies how information and institutions affect policy and politics and how people make decisions when they lack information. He draws from multiple scientific and philosophical disciplines and uses multiple research methods. His topics of expertise include information processing, persuasion, strategic communication, and civic competence. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, a fellow at the Center for the Study of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and is one of the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Fellows. His awards include the American Political Science Association's Ithiel de Sola Pool Award, the American Association for Public Opinion Research's Mitovsky Innovator's Award, and the National Academy of Sciences' Initiatives in Research Award. His articles appear in political science, economics, and law journals, and his editorials are published in leading newspapers. His research has been supported by a wide range of groups including the World Bank, the Public Policy Institute of California, the Markle Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. In 2016, Oxford University Press released his latest book, Uninformed: Why People Know So Little About Politics and What We Can Do About It.
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