In doing so, the FDA has blown what little scientific credibility it had left.
It will enhance the scientific credibility of the process, as UNESCO is the specialized agency of the UN system in charge of science.
The shows go for entertainment value over scientific credibility, he says.
The meeting also took this opportunity to elect an international group of renowned experts, the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP), which will ensure the scientific credibility and independence of the IPBES work.
But the Supreme Court has undermined that idea over the years, most powerfully with its Daubert ruling in 1993, ordering judges to determine the credibility of scientific witnesses before they can even be allowed to provide evidence in civil lawsuits.
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But if scientific organisations are to retain credibility, even their media relations need to remain studiously detached.
Ms Butler-Cole believes there is also the danger jurors would give it a lot of credibility simply because it was "scientific evidence".
If I were to leave you a bottom line, it's that the FDA's credibility and responsibility actually rest on its commitment to the scientific process, and how that scientific process will guarantee public safety.
We know from the scientific literature that being unbiased is big driver of trust, which drives credibility.
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There is so much confusion surrounding the question of possible danger from cell phones, that the FCC announcement raises questions about what sort of review will be conducted, how much credibility it will have, and whether it will come to grips with the varied and difficult scientific evidence bearing on the potential health effects of cell phone radiation.
The alarmists have also lost credibility through their predictions of spectacular crises that have either failed to materialize or been refuted by overwhelming scientific evidence.
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