Abstract
Hardly a day goes by without hearing about climate change in the media. Alarmist rhetoric, even if based on factual elements, paradoxically provokes doubts and challenges to scientific messages. The political world, for its part, has no hesitation in relying on the fears of certain voters to further fuel the loss of confidence in the word of researchers. Climatoskepticism, once marginal, now finds an echo even in the highest spheres of power. The withdrawal of funding from NOAA in the United States is a striking example.
How can we restore confidence in science without lapsing into dogmatism? Should we rethink the way we popularize science, invest massively in the media, or, accepting that doubt is an integral part of the scientific process, learn to communicate it more effectively? Should researchers descend into the arena of public debate, at the risk of being accused of militancy? And what if the problem wasn't a lack of knowledge on the part of the general public, but a lack of trust in the institutions that produce it?
This round table, moderated by students from Sorbonne University, will compare the views of researchers, journalists and communicators to understand where the link between science and society has broken down, and how it can be rebuilt.
