This course aims to help students navigate the messy intersection of science, policy, and politics by teaching how the substance, history, presentation, interpretation of science – as well as education about science – influence our understandings of the world. Students will: 1) analyze public discourse, education, and debate about science, 2) consider how philosophies, knowledge, data, and interpretations are created, delivered, and received, and 3) discuss how these factors – alongside partisan politics and bias from both sides of the aisle – influence science policy outcomes.