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Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months ago

Why some people don't trust science—and how to change their minds

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Why some people don't trust science—and how to change their minds

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to

Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months ago

During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses?

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Good place to start with the 8 out of ten thing is with the pew research comparing the public vs scientists opinions on things.

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2015/01/29/public-and-scientists-views-on-science-and-society/
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  Only 16% of… scientists and 29% of the general public rank U.S. STEM education for grades K-12 as above average… in the world.

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