19 March 2018 13:30-16:30, New Orleans/USA Trust is not “deserved”, but hard-won – and easily lost. Trust is often given to scientists automatically. Scientists get on with their work without much public questioning or scrutiny. When society does question science it can come as a shock to the scientific community, resulting in a defensive and unreceptive reaction rather than a considered response. How can we change public trust of science from instinctive trust to a trust strengthened by discussion and debate? We need to expand our toolset – to go beyond the scientific method and domain of facts we’re comfortable with – and learn to understan...