10.2190/9VWL-UGD4-RJEN-8361 9VWLUGD4RJEN8361 299 SCIENCE AND POLICY: THE VIEW FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENTISTS 299 310 20040803 20040803 20040803 20040803 9VWLUGD4RJEN8361.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=9VWLUGD4RJEN8361 4 LESLIE ALM Boise State University, Idaho Given the fundamentally different aims of science and politics, questions continue to swirl around the ability of scientists to connect to the policy world. Scientists are accused of being reticent about participating in the political process for fear of compromising their scientific integrity. Scientists are also accused of failing to consider broad societal and ethical concerns when conducting their research. This study uses a survey of United States and CAnadian natural scientists to explore these charges from the point of view of scientists. 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