Executive Summary
Action Items
- Establish a steering committee composed of a small but diverse group of astrobiologists, social scientists, and scholars in the humanities to develop a long-range plan and guide its implementation.
- Establish a circle of consultants to assist the Steering Committee. Composed of known leaders within various fields, members of the circle would draw the attention of the Steering Committee to pertinent high quality research within the group members’ scholarly discipline.
- Ensure close coordination among scientists, social scientists, and scholars in the humanities. Science and society are deeply and irrevocably intertwined. And a mutual appreciation of the close relationship is vital to the integrity of both fields.
- Establish an electronic forum for continuing the dialogue. As a relatively low-cost and quick measure, we recommend establishing an electronic forum on the World Wide Web.
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