---
"title": "How Scientists Engage the Public and Why It Matters"
"description": "At the AAAS 2015 Annual Meeting, Lee Rainie discussed new findings about how scientists use a variety of methods to bring their work to the general public."
"date": "2015-02-17"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Lee Rainie"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2015/02/17/how-scientists-engage-the-public-and-why-it-matters-2/"
"categories":
  - "Science News & Information"
  - "Scientists' Views"
---

# How Scientists Engage the Public and Why It Matters

At the AAAS 2015 Annual Meeting, Lee Rainie discussed new findings from a representative survey of 3,748 scientists connected to the AAAS about their views about the state of science in America and, particularly, how scientists use a variety of methods to bring their work to the general public.

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