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I think we need to challenge the assumptions about “science speaking for itself.” We are in a world where people do not hold scientists and academics in the same esteem as before. Scientists need to advocate for the things they know. I think we also need to examine how scientists, as human beings, also have life experience, opinions, and biases that influence their thinking. I hope to examine both the assumptions of scientists in assuming that their conclusions need no editorializing and also look at how science and new ideas come across to the lay person. I am applying an ecologist perspective; I think the value in that is bringing in the systems-level approach to examine what is happening in terms of the way new information is shared and how it is heard. I think by analyzing these ideas, we can truly make the world better.