- to take a course on risk. - understand magnitude. - form your own opinions based upon the balance of reasoning and all sides of the debate - occasionally think about the unfortunate fact that our scientists are often funded by industry and or a government that has vested interests, and remember this when drawing final conclusions. - buy a different newspaper at least twice per week - ditto radio stations etc
better advice would be:- to take a course on risk. - understand magnitude.- form your own opinions based upon the balance of reasoning and all sides of the debate- occasionally think about the unfortunate fact that our scientists are often funded b