Truth, Trust, and Fracking

We often see debates between experts on scientific issues that affect our lives and livelihoods. What can we do when the experts disagree but their decisions have enormous impacts on us? Do we try to influence their debate? Do we trust one side? Do we trust our gut feelings? Hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale has recently brought up these questions and issues. Join a panel discussion with speakers from a number of fields and disciplines who will help us understand the way we access and understand information and help us apply lessons learned from history in our decision-making process. After the panel, stay and enjoy the museum, which is open until 5pm.

Speakers: Brook Lenker, Director of Fracktracker.com; Sara Wylie, Ph.D; Susan Phillips, NPR reporter; Moderated by Babak Ashrafi PACHS