{"id":13653,"date":"2017-09-28T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T14:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=13653"},"modified":"2019-05-29T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T16:56:32","slug":"keynote-speaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/keynote-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>The Science of When Science Doesn\u2019t Matter (and what to do about it)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4>by Dr. John M. Hagan<\/h4>\n<p>An audio recording and a copy of the Power Point presentation from the keynote address are available from the links below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/339120156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Audio of Keynote Address<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/resource\/mswc-18-john-hagan\/\"><strong>Power Point Presentation<\/strong><\/a> (PDF file)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13644 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"John Hagan\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/09\/John-Hagan-1.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Why does society make such painfully slow progress on issues that have such huge consequences, like climate change?\u00a0The science is overwhelming.\u00a0But until most of society participates, problems this big won\u2019t be solved.\u00a0Conservatives, liberals, North, South, urban, rural, religious, areligious, etc., etc., will all need to participate.\u00a0Engaging such diverse segments of society is a huge challenge in an era of extreme polarization.\u00a0But it can be done, if scientists will use their empathic <em>right<\/em> brains in addition to their linear-thinking <em>left<\/em> brains.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>John M. Hagan<\/em><\/strong><em> is an ecologist, and President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manomet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manomet<\/a>, a non-profit based in Brunswick, Maine and Manomet, Massachusetts. His work has focused on building relationship with non-scientists who are in a strong position to put science to use\u2014foresters, fishermen, business owners, and even institutional investors.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Science of When Science Doesn\u2019t Matter (and what to do about it) by Dr. John M. Hagan An audio recording and a copy of the Power Point presentation from the keynote address are available from the links below. 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