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Aug 27, 2016 · The only mention of sf – one only, in the entire piece – is to deny science fiction’s role: “The original Biosphere project, completed in 1991 by a company called Space Biosphere Ventures and funded by a Texas billionaire named Edward Bass, was an attempt to turn science fiction into reality.”
Sep 19, 2023 · Scientific skepticism is nothing new, but outright mistrust of science has reached historic highs. Polling showed that nearly 1 in 4 Americans have "not too much" or "no confidence at all" in...
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Apr 25, 2022 · The key insight to all this work is that those who distrust vaccines, science and expertise aren’t doing so necessarily because they have a knowledge gap or a misunderstanding.
- Distrust in The Information Source
- Tribal Loyalty
- Information Goes Against Personal Beliefs
- Information Is Not Being Presented in The Right Learning Style
As mentioned above, lack of trust in the information source comes up time and time againas one of the key reasons people don't accept scientific information. Legitimate and robust scientific debate can also confuse peoplewho are not familiar with the scientific process, further damaging trust when it spills into the public domain. To combat these t...
The way our thinking is wired as an obligatorily social species makes us very vulnerable to sometimes blindly believing those we identify with as part of our own cultural group – no matter how much education we have had. This phenomenon is called cultural cognition. "Work on cultural cognition has highlighted how people contort scientific findings ...
The internal conflicts created by information that challenges our social or personal beliefs such as morals and religion, lead to logical fallacies and cognitive biases such as cognitive dissonance. "Scientific information can be difficult to swallow, and many individuals would sooner reject the evidence than accept information that suggests they m...
This problem is the most straightforward of the four bases – a simple mismatch in how information is being presented and the style best suited to the receiver. This includes things like preferring abstract compared to concrete information, or being promotion or prevention focused. Here, Philipp-Muller and team suggest making use of some of the same...
Jun 3, 2024 · Society - Why is there such a pervasive mistrust of science and expertise in the United States these days? This essay argues that, alongside the contribution made by the internet in facilitating...
Dec 29, 2023 · Recent evidence has revealed that people who reject or distrust science are not especially well informed about it, but more importantly, they typically believe that they do understand the...
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Scientific skepticism is nothing new, but outright mistrust of science has reached historic highs. Polling showed that nearly 1 in 4 Americans have “not too much” or “no confidence at all” in scientists. There is an important role for caution and critical questioning when it comes to science.
