Rebuilding Trust in a Polarized World | Dr. Rick Lindroth

If facts alone can't change minds, what can? Closing his three-part Friday Night Lecture series, Dr. Rick Lindroth shifts from diagnosis to action — offering a practical framework for restoring public trust in science across a fractured cultural landscape. Featuring Kurt Gray's "CIV" model (Connect, Invite, Validate) and the case for scaling norms rather than relationships alone, Lindroth gives tailored guidance for everyday citizens, working scientists, and faith leaders alike — including a challenge to churches to confront "identity idolatry" and a reading of the Good Samaritan as a model for crossing ideological lines. He closes with a benediction on truth, humility, and the responsible use of scientific power. Part three of "Can Science Be Trusted?"