A new analysis shows that trust in scientific expertise among the American public remained high during the last six decades and that the Trump administration attacks on scientific expertise did not modify the basic confidence of Americans in science and scientific expertise.

A new analysis shows that trust in scientific expertise among the American public remained high during the last six decades and that the Trump administration attacks on scientific expertise did not modify the basic confidence of Americans in science and scientific expertise.

The study, “Citizen attitudes toward science and technology, 1957–2020: Measurement, stability, and the Trump challenge,” was published in the journal Science and Public Policy.

  • natecheese@kbin.melroy.org
    11·
    8 months ago

    One person doing something bad? You clearly didn’t read the article.

    And to suggest that our scientific research institutions shouldn’t be scrutinized or there isn’t room to improve the process is a little naive.

    • lad@programming.dev
      1·
      8 months ago

      And to suggest that our scientific research institutions shouldn’t be scrutinized or there isn’t room to improve the process is a little naive.

      But ey didn’t suggest that 🤔