---
title: "How Scientists Engage the Public and Why It Matters"
description: "At the AAAS 2015 Annual Meeting, Lee Rainie discussed new findings about how scientists use a variety of methods to bring their work to the general public."
date: "2015-02-17"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/02/17/how-scientists-engage-the-public-and-why-it-matters-2/"
categories:
  - "Science News & Information"
  - "Scientists' Views"
---

# How Scientists Engage the Public and Why It Matters

At the AAAS 2015 Annual Meeting, Lee Rainie discussed new findings from a representative survey of 3,748 scientists connected to the AAAS about their views about the state of science in America and, particularly, how scientists use a variety of methods to bring their work to the general public.