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My first thought was "Check with the folks at the New Mexico Museum of
Natural History." At the conference this fall, I was impressed that they
had exhibits on climate change and the origins of life, one right
upstairs from the other. I suspect they have some experience in these
matters.

And per Wendy's recommendation, I'll note that the book "Merchants of
Doubt" is super cheap if you have a Kindle (just $4).

Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
The Children's Museum

"An honest fool is alright, but a dishonest fool is terrible!"
       -Richard Feynman

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When you have an exhibition that is or is perceived to be controversial
how much of an effort do you put into informing staff, educating staff,
trying to convince staff of the science so that they can converse with
visitors in an "appropriate manner"? How about for any exhibition? How
much effort do you put into informing- non educational staff-general
staff?

Or is that not perceived to be important?

Martin

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