Melanie Bauer, graduate student in Arts & Sciences

The goal of the Science in Everyday Life project is a public event to change people’s attitudes and beliefs about the nature of science. Specifically, it will point out how people act as “scientists” in their everyday lives, such as using evidence and drawing conclusions. Through this self-reflection people will be guided to think about a controversial, popular scientific topic (e.g., climate change, renewable energy, vaccines) in a new way. In this way, the event will address people’s troubled understanding of the scientific method (i.e., how science is done and what science can tell us) and promote a more science-savvy citizenry.