Law, science and the forging of “truth”

Professor Sheila Jasanoff on how science and the law interact or compete in shaping public reason

Lynne Haultain

Published 17 June 2016

Episode 370

We speak to legal scholar and social scientist Professor Sheila Jasanoff about how science and the law interact or compete with one another in the formulation of public reason – in the economy, the courts and the political landscape.

“It’s a positive case study and a good reminder that science does not come finished, packaged up, tied up in ribbons, and ready to go when the law first starts using it,” says Professor Jasanoff.

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