Do Scientists Have the Duty to Speak Out? by SciFri published on 2015-12-18T22:12:02Z The popular anti-terrorism slogan, “If you see something, say something,” asks citizens to speak up if they see a potential threat. But does that apply to scientists? If they see a risk to the planet, for example, should they say something about it? Naomi Oreskes, co-author of Merchants of Doubt and a science historian at Harvard, talks about scientists as science advocates. On the other end of the spectrum, she says, some scientists undersell the conclusions of their work, and this “scientific conservatism has led to under-estimation of climate-related changes.” Genre Science