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1. www.pewresearch.org › science › 2023/11/14Americans’ Trust in Scientists and Views of Science Decline ...

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   Nov 14, 2023 · As trust in scientists has fallen, distrust has grown: Roughly a quarter of Americans (27%) now say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests, up from 12% in April 2020. Ratings of medical scientists mirror the trend seen in ratings of scientists generally.

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2. www.pewresearch.org › science › 2022/02/15Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines

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   Feb 15, 2022 · Trust in scientists and medical scientists has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, with 29% of U.S. adults saying they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This is down from 40% in November 2020 and 35% in January 2019, before COVID-19 emerged. Other prominent groups – including the military, police officers and public school ...

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3. www.pewresearch.org › science › 2024/11/14Americans’ trust in scientists in 2024 | Pew Research Center

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   Nov 14, 2024 · About three-quarters of Americans say they have either a great deal (26%) or a fair amount (51%) of confidence in scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This share is up slightly since last year. Still, levels of confidence in scientists remain lower than in April 2020 – at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

4. www.cnn.com › 2023/11/14 › healthAmericans’ trust in science declining, Pew survey says | CNN

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   Nov 14, 2023 · But trust in scientists is lower than at the start of the pandemic, with over 1 in 4 Americans (27%) saying they have “not too much” or “no confidence” in scientists.

5. www.forbes.com › sites › michaeltnietzelAmericans’ Confidence In Science Remains High ... - Forbes

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   Mar 10, 2024 · 73% of Americans have “a fair amount” or “a great deal” of confidence in scientists to act in the best interest of the public; Medical scientists, in particular, enjoyed high levels of ...

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6. news.umich.edu › in-science-we-trust-confidence-inIn science we trust: Confidence in America’s scientists still ...

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   Mar 4, 2024 · An analysis led by Arthur Lupia, U-M professor of political science, shows that 73% of Americans have “a fair amount” or “a great deal” of confidence in scientists to act in the best interest of the public—a figure higher yet for medical scientists (77%), specifically. By comparison, those levels of confidence are similar to those of ...

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   • As trust in scientists has fallen, distrust has grown: Roughly a quarter of Americans (27%) now say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests, up from 12% in April 2020. Ratings of medical scientists mirror the trend seen in ratings of scientists generally.

   Americans’ Trust in Scientists and Views of Science Decline in 2023

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   Are Scientists more confident in the public's best interests?

   • Similarly, the share with a great deal of confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interests is down by 10 percentage points (from 39% to 29%), according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The new findings represent a shift in the recent trajectory of attitudes toward medical scientists and scientists.

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8. www.nytimes.com › trust-science-americansAmericans Have Regained Modest Trust in Scientists, Survey ...

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   Nov 14, 2024 · About 76 percent of Americans say they have confidence that scientists act in the public’s best interest, a modest but significant improvement from last year but about 10 points lower than the ...