•Evolution. 32% of the public and 87% of scientists agree that people have evolved.As the story notes, this is not surprising. I think this largely reflects science's understanding of the hows and whys and the limits of these topics, as opposed to the general public's understanding. I have been told that, here at the lab, support for nuclear power is much higher than it is out in either the cities of Oak Ridge or Knoxville. What I also find interesting is the huge drop-off with regard to evolution. This is probably due to the efforts of YEC and ID groups to promote the anti-elvislutionary, er anti-evolutionary message.
•Animal research. 52% of the public and 93% of scientists support drug testing or other experiments on animals.
•Nuclear power. 51% of the public and 70% of scientists support nuclear power development.
This is a blog detailing the creation/evolution/ID controversy and assorted palaeontological news. I will post news here with running commentary.
Friday, July 10, 2009
More on the Differences Between Scientists and Non-Scientists
Dan Vergano of USA Today has a story on how the public perceives science and how scientists perceive themselves. For example:
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"anti-elvislutionary"??? Aaaargh! :)
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