Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline

This is the source for the graphic used in Why do so Many Americans Distrust Science?

• General distrust of science increased during/after the pandemic as opposed to before
• interestingly, it seems like Americans still want the US to be a leader in scientific innovation and see public science funding as worthwhile at a similar rate as before the pandemic, despite reduced trust in science

probably worthwhile to read the rest of the other related pages

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