Scientific Advice: Crisis Counsellors. Witze, A., Morello, L., & Turner, M. 512(7515):360–363. ![Scientific Advice: Crisis Counsellors [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex [Excerpt] Volcanic eruptions, oil spills and bacterial outbreaks all land in the laps of government science advisers, and put them to the test. [...] When scientists enter government in the role of a scientific adviser or as the head of a science agency, they need to be prepared for the unexpected. Some of their most crucial contributions come during crises, a theme that will be explored on 28-29 August at a global summit of science advisers in Auckland, New Zealand. On the eve of that meeting, Nature takes a look at how such officials performed during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, as well as the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and a deadly disease outbreak in Europe the following year. These cases show that science advisers have key roles in a crisis, especially in disseminating clear, reliable information to government leaders and the public. But at times, they struggle with the demands presented by disasters: rare events can take them by surprise, bureaucracy can strangle their attempts to respond and they often cannot keep pace with the evolving situation.
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title = {Scientific Advice: Crisis Counsellors},
author = {Witze, Alexandra and Morello, Lauren and Turner, Marian},
date = {2014-08},
journaltitle = {Nature},
volume = {512},
pages = {360--363},
issn = {0028-0836},
doi = {10.1038/512360a},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/512360a},
abstract = {[Excerpt] Volcanic eruptions, oil spills and bacterial outbreaks all land in the laps of government science advisers, and put them to the test. [...] When scientists enter government in the role of a scientific adviser or as the head of a science agency, they need to be prepared for the unexpected. Some of their most crucial contributions come during crises, a theme that will be explored on 28-29 August at a global summit of science advisers in Auckland, New Zealand. On the eve of that meeting, Nature takes a look at how such officials performed during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, as well as the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and a deadly disease outbreak in Europe the following year.
These cases show that science advisers have key roles in a crisis, especially in disseminating clear, reliable information to government leaders and the public. But at times, they struggle with the demands presented by disasters: rare events can take them by surprise, bureaucracy can strangle their attempts to respond and they often cannot keep pace with the evolving situation.},
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