The conviction that science is a social process and is linked to the work and ambition of many stakeholders resulted in widespread attempts to educate people about the developments of science. Science communication should not only take away irrational fear and educate society. It should also provide society with the knowledge that allows them to make the right decisions about the type of science they would endorse. And yet, so many surveys show that many people do not even master the most elementary scientific knowledge. How could we ever belief that citizens will understand the details of for example Germline gene therapy in order to develop a justified opinion? Perhaps society should also emphasize the existence of other ways that help people to think about science, for example by reading novels that describe scenarios of future societies that makes use of new technologies.
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