[ RadSafe ] re: new name for APS

[Stewart Smith]

It might be proper to consider that this whole discussion that belittles the
knowledge level of the public sounds just a little snobbish. Isn't one of
our jobs as health physicists to educate the public rather than denigrating
them? Yes, I get frustrated at public forums where citizens say things that
are not based upon a scientific investigative approach, but Galileo,
Copernicus, et al had to deal with highly educated people that held an
opposing or irrational point of view. Let's spend more time thinking about &
acting upon our mission to help people understand. 

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Pete_Bailey at fpl.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:25 AM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] re: new name for APS

> So what do we do in the future when the word "physics" causes 
> confusion
and uncertainty to the general public?


Ummm, when I was a kid,  a 'physic' was a , ummm, laxative, . . . ..

I used to work with State Rad Control, they were a division of the same
dept. that tended to food stamps, rabies control and public health.

I was a "Public Health Physicist"...

Was asked a few times if that meant "handing out ex-lax to poor people" . .
.

DuuuuuH


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