How can science be used to inform public policy?

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Happy Fourth of July weekend. I'm a new member; I joined because I am interested in the application of science to public policy, with an emphasis on making scientific topics understandable to the general public. Past experience includes 25 years at Westinghouse Research Labs and more recently, 12 years teaching mathematics and programming in colleges and universities in Western Pennsylvania. For awhile I'll simply look at the existing forums and topics.
 
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Hello everyone, I'm Cosmo. I'm an 18 years old student majoring in physics. I found this forum cause I was searching on Google if it's common for physics student to feel like they're in the wrong major in the first semester cause it feels like too much for me to learn the materials even the ones that are considered as "basic math" or "basic physics", I've initial fascination with the universe's mysteries and it disconnect with the reality of intense, foundational mathematics courses required...
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