Imagining the Future of Science in America: Scenarios to Spark Conversation

In early 2020, Intertidal Agency began a project to understand the challenges and opportunities facing groups supporting scientists, scientific research, and science-based policy in the US. We found a broad interest in creating new narratives about the role of science in society. Through a series of interviews and discussion sessions we created a framework of four scenarios designed to foster conversations about the future of science in the US. In the next decade, who gets to do science, where and how is science done, and what purpose does science serve