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Following the Science? Trust and Truth in a Post-Truth World

6:00pm-7:00pm on Thursday 27 March

Times shown are in GMT (UTC +0) up to the 26th March. For events on or after 27th March times are in BST (UTC +1).

Emmanuel College, Queen's Lecture Theatre, St Andrew’s Street, CB2 3AP

Why should we trust a weather forecast, or a climate projection? Maintaining public and user trust is as critical as accuracy if good forecasts are to deliver benefit.

Professor Penny Endersby, Chief Executive of the Met Office will talk to us about how weather and climate predictions are produced, and how new Machine Learning techniques may change this in the future. She will also draw on her experience as a director at Dstl Porton Down during the Salisbury Poisonings, observing the Russian disinformation campaign from a position of inside knowledge versus her experience as a lay-person trying to sift through Covid advice during the pandemic.

In context of her role as Canon Scientist at Exeter Cathedral, we will discuss what this means from for faith communities with our responsibilities to our fellow humans and for stewardship of our planet.

This event is organised by The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

Booking email address: events@faraday.cam.ac.uk

Booking/Registration is: REQUIRED

Additional Information

Age: Adults
Format: Talk
Timing: In person
Cost: Free
Theme: Environment
Accessibility: Lift

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