Across
- 3. A provider of data focused on decisions at hand but that is not attached to the decisions outcome.
- 4. Observation, inquiry, and striving to understand our surroundings, then employing that understanding to improve life
- 5. When an event or issue takes on a political polarization.
- 7. A decision, a commitment to a course of action.
- 8. The father of environmental justice, who illustrates the inequality of environmental consequences in the US.
- 9. Used an analogy of a ship saying that a ship inherently requires one person who calls all the shots.
- 13. Seeks to stay removed from policy and politics but recognizes that decision makers require the judgment of experts and focuses on positive scientific questions posed by decision makers.
- 14. A virus strain responsible for widespread infections throughout the world, COVID-19 is this type of virus.
- 16. In environmental issues, this kind of people have the opinion to use science to charge forward, they are confident that technology will solve all the problems.
- 17. Progression of science and technology that increases efficiency, convenience, and widespread distribution. A good example is AI and how it has improved and how it will improve greatly in the next few years.
- 18. ability to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda, it has been the topic of much empirical research stretching back to the 1960s
Down
- 1. A legislative act that gives universities rights to intellectual property generated from federal funding.
- 2. Something that has the potential to be harmful, even if there hasn't been significant studies to prove that, an action is taken to prevent further harm while research is continued to determine if its potential for harm is true or not.
- 6. China has a recent rapid growth in this area. Many jobs could potentially be taken over by this. Also used as a means of surveillance
- 10. Chosen by the president and includes things like the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Agriculture and play a role in advising the President on Policy matters in their respective fields.
- 11. Research in this area needs good policies in place to prevent unethical practices. Has a high potential to treat many diseases and involves the research of cells derived from an early stage of development.
- 12. A financial contribution from a government to support economic or social policy.
- 15. A branch in the government involved in making policies that involves the President of the United States.