Meetings: Program
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Science Is Not Enough: Plenary Panel and Live Webcast
18 February 2012
5:00-6:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building, Ballroom C
Why do so many political leaders and citizens remain unconcerned about climate change, water scarcity, fisheries depletion, and a host of other science-related global challenges?
An exceptional plenary panel at the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting explored how scientists, educators, and students can help influence public perceptions and debate about science-related global challenges. The panel was moderated by Frank Sesno, an award-winning American journalist, former CNN correspondent, anchor and Washington bureau chief, and director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University.
AAAS President Nina Fedoroff, a leading geneticist and molecular biologist, presided. Fedoroff is Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Willaman Professor of Life Science at Pennsylvania State University. She is also a distinguished visiting professor at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
Panelists
![[PHOTOGRAPH] James Hansen](/meetings/2012/images/people/hansen_95x154.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] James Hansen")
James Hansen
Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Olivia Judson](/meetings/2012/images/people/judson_95x154.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Olivia Judson")
Olivia Judson
Research Fellow, Imperial College London
![[PHOTOGRAPH] Hans Rosling](/meetings/2012/images/people/rosling_95x154.jpg "[PHOTOGRAPH] Hans Rosling")
Hans Rosling
Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute; Co-Founder, Gapminder Foundation
Learn more about the plenary panel speakers.
