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  1. Sep 23, 2015 · The data show “some good news and bad news,” about public trust in science, she said. First, the good news. Data on public confidence in institutions from General Social Survey 8 demonstrates that confidence in the scientific community has remained relatively stable since 1973. 9 “Trust does not look to be on the decline over time ...

    • Division on Earth
    • 2015/09/23
    • 2015
  2. Jan 13, 2023 · While public opinion polling in some countries suggests that overall trust in science is quite high and in some cases may have increased during the pandemic (e.g. Bromme et al. Citation 2022), there were still communication errors that have the potential to erode warranted trust in science. Understanding how this happened is important to avoiding these problems in the future and facilitating ...

  3. Sep 23, 2015 · Speakers examined a number of themes, including how trust in science is defined, what is known about the public's perception of science and scientists, factors that can enhance and erode trust in science, and how scientists and institutions can build and maintain trust.

    • 2015/09/23
  4. Oct 21, 2020 · Criticism from Democratic political elites undermines trust more than criticism from Republicans. Emphasizing uncertainty in projections can erode public trust in some contexts. Downplaying uncertainty can raise support in the short term, but reversals in projections may temper these effects or even reduce scientific trust.

    • S. E. Kreps, D. L. Kriner
    • 2020
  5. to erode trust even though they may promote other goals of science communication. While public opinion polling in some countries suggests that overall trust in science is quite high and in some cases may have increased during the pandemic (e.g. Bromme et al. 2022), there were still communication errors that have the potential to erode war ...

  6. Aug 29, 2010 · Abstract. This essay analyzes the concept of public trust in science and offers some guidance for ethicists, scientists, and policymakers who use this idea defend ethical rules or policies pertaining to the conduct of research. While the notion that public trusts science makes sense in the abstract, it may not be sufficiently focused to support ...

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  8. For instance, as the public is made more and more aware of the lack of reproducibility of many scientific studies, 10 Close this is likely to undermine people’s trust in science. The discussion here is thus not intended to be an exhaustive exploration of the various factors that can negatively affect public trust in scientific communities.

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