As with most of the natural and social sciences today, there are
innumerable, fast-growing career opportunities for intelligent and
responsible science reporters, information aggregators, science
critics, and social/political activists. These occupations help
bridge the knowledge gaps between science, society,
technology, and government. This need is critical, but the
necessary technological tools are already at our fingertips. All
that's needed are the people who can transform potential solutions
into practical realities. And just as the tools are largely
new and untested, so are the personal career paths for those who
wish to contribute the necessary intellect and human energy.
There are no science "idiots" in our contemporary culture, only a
whole lot of people who are essentially uninformed or misinformed.
There are no "stupid" people, only those who are making conditioned
responses to intertwined science and social issues as they perceive
them. The task of responsible Science-and-Society
critics is not to "straighten people out," but rather to discover
and report socially relevant scientific work with skill and
competence.
