政府部门科学顾问不可能成为危机话题的专家,但他们在将相关的专家召集起来,并清晰准确地传递信息方面至关重要。如果所有的政治生涯都以失败告终,那么那些政治家们采纳的科学谏言又能说明什么?在政策制定中挖掘学术智慧的做法越来越普遍。前苏联第一颗人造卫星成功发射惊动了美国总统艾森豪威尔,他任命詹姆斯·基里安成为美国第一位科学顾问。60年之后,来自世界各地的基里安的后继者近期聚首新西兰。想必,他们会将自己的手机开机。 Science advisers in government departments can not be experts in crisis topics, but they are crucial in bringing together relevant experts and communicating them clearly and accurately. If all political life ends in failure, what can the scientific advices adopted by politicians explain? It is more and more common practice to tap academic wisdom in policy making. The successful launching of the former Soviet satellite Sputnik alarmed U.S. President Eisenhower, who named James Guilianan the first scientific adviser to the United States. Sixty years later, successors from Kiriary around the world recently gathered in New Zealand. Presumably, they will boot their phone.