Sense About Science
Sense About Science is a charity formed in 2002 with the aim of promoting public understanding.
It was founded by Dick Taverne, who had previously done consulting work for the tobacco industry to help "improve relations with its investors and beat European regulations on cigarettes"[1], and who at one point sat on the advisory council for the Science Media Centre[2].
Criticism[edit | edit source]
Sense About Science has been criticised by Malcolm Hooper for being pro-industry and refers to it as the "sister" to the Science Media Centre.[3]
Professor Simon Wessely previously served on the Sense About Science advisory council.[4]
Notable coverage[edit | edit source]
- 2015, Response to headlines suggesting ME 'is all in the mind'
- 2015, Epistemically Challenged: Julie Rehmeyer
John Maddox Prize[edit | edit source]
Sense About Science awards the John Maddox Prize annually to scientists who "promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, facing difficulty or hostility in doing so".[5]. The 2012 award recipient was Professor Simon Wessely.[6]
Key people[edit | edit source]
- Tracey Brown (director)
Online presence[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gross, Liza (November 15, 2016). "How Self-Appointed Guardians of "Sound Science" Tip the Scales Toward Industry". The Intercept. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Science Media Centre Consultation Report March 2002" (PDF). The Science Media Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2002.
- ↑ The Role of the Science Media Centre and the Insurance Industry in ME/CFS: the facts behind the fiction
- ↑ Advisory council
- ↑ John Maddox Prize
- ↑ 2012 John Maddox Prize
