My current research interests lie at the intersection of social epistemology, philosophy of science, and political philosophy. I am particularly interested in the complex and delicate relationship between experts, policymakers, and the public(s) in a democratic society. I am currently working on a book on public trust in science tentatively titled Public Trust in Science: A Social Approach. The book develops and defends the approach that I first sketched in my paper "It Takes A Village to Trust Science: Towards a (Thoroughly) Social Approach to Public Trust in Science."

On the side, I also write (and worry) about the corporate apocalypse and…

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