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Jun 20, 2013 · b) Sugar dissolving. c) Nails rusting. Most people (83%) answered the sunscreen question correctly. Very few (20%) got the one about Earth’s atmosphere. The rest were somewhere in the middle ...
Dec 16, 2016 · That’s 26%. Over a quarter of American youths that are not able to become informed and productive members of society. And it doesn't end there, in 2012 the National Science Foundation surveyed ...
- Jolene Creighton
Mar 28, 2019 · A meta-analysis of past research has shown a modest positive relationship between science knowledge and people’s general support for science or scientific research. 9 However, levels of science knowledge do not typically have a direct relationship with positions on specific issues, such as whether to mandate the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella for children who attend public schools.
- Sara Atske
Sep 10, 2015 · Twenty-two percent of Americans incorrectly say that astronomy – not astrology – is the study of how the positions of stars and planets can influence human behavior. Another 5% give some other incorrect response. How much Americans appear to know about science depends on the kinds of questions asked, of course.
Jan 29, 2015 · The Pew numbers show the public’s support for science, he says, even though the commentary in the report emphasizes that the percentage of people who think science has a positive effect on ...
Feb 20, 2014 · 3) Does the Earth go around the sun or does the sun go around the Earth? 4) All radioactivity is man made, true or false? 5) Electrons are smaller than atoms, true or false? 6) Lasers work by ...
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Although there is certainly some complexity (and irony) in measuring individuals’ perceptions of misperceptions among their peers, it is nonetheless interesting to note that two in five Americans (44%) agree that it is “a big problem” that “[t]he public doesn’t really know enough about science to understand findings in the news,” with only 16% not considering it a problem.
