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- Science at the interface with society is regarded with mistrust among parts of the public. Scientific judgments on matters of practical concern are not infrequently suspected of being incompetent and biased.
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Thus, in the United Kingdom the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology stated that “society’s relationship with science is in a critical phase characterized by public unease, mistrust and occasional outright hostility” .
3 days ago · One widely discussed formulation, articulated by sociologist Robert K. Merton in the 1930s, holds that, for science to work, four key things have to happen: 1) Scientists must collaborate; 2) recognize that scientific findings are not based on who is making a claim; 3) insist that scientific institutions (such as journals) should be ...
Dec 13, 2023 · Widespread misinformation and public mistrust in science are interconnected phenomena that pose a substantial threat to public health; understanding these processes is therefore an urgent and...
May 30, 2017 · Scientific disputes on controversial issues – from endocrine disrupting chemicals to climate change – risk increasing public distrust in science if scientists pretend that there is a consensus when in fact there is not. Subject Categories: S&S: Ecosystems & Environment, S&S: Health & Disease, S&S: Politics, Policy & Law. We live at a time ...
- Geoffrey C Kabat
- 10.15252/embr.201744294
- 2017
- EMBO Rep. 2017 Jul; 18(7): 1052-1055.
Science at the interface with society is regarded with mistrust among parts of the public. Scientific judgments on matters of practical concern are not infrequently suspected of being incompetent and …
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Failure to appreciate the trust-dependency of science therefore endangers not only the public credibility of science but also, indirectly, the economy in which scientists can continue to produce credible knowledge and to take a role in debates over the proper uses of science.
