in 1997, Richard Weikart joined the editorial board of an American non-profit organization that reports on science, technology, and society, from what perspective?
Richard Weikart Richard Weikart (born July 1958) is a professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, and is a senior fellow for the Center for Science and Culture of the Discovery Institute. In 1997 he joined the editorial board of the Access Research Network's "Origins & Design Journal". Weikart's work focuses on the impact of evolution, which he and the Discovery Institute term Darwinism, on social thought, ethics and morality. His work and conclusions are controversial.
California Ocean Science Trust California Ocean Science Trust (OST) (www.oceansciencetrust.org) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public-benefit corporation established pursuant to the California Ocean Resources Stewardship Act (CORSA) of 2000. The mission of OST is to ensure that the best available science is applied to California policies and management to successfully maintain healthy, resilient, and productive coastal and ocean ecosystems. Because OST is not a government entity, it can act as an independent and unbiased broker between policymakers and managers, and the scientific community.