Until we understand why some people believe in science we will never understand why most people don’t. In a 2003 study, Kevin Dunbar, a psychologist at the University of Maryland, ...

In general, Americans believe in science. A new report by the Pew Research Center found that 79 percent of the 2,000 adults surveyed think science has “made life easier for most people.” ...

I Want to Believe (In the Science of “The X-Files”) In some scenes, the television show is theater of the absurd, but in others, you can bet the science is solid with biologist Anne Simon on ...

Society / November 30, 2023 Why Don’t Americans Believe in Science? In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a n… ...

Science feels distant to many, but when it becomes personal and local, trust grows. Here’s how we bring it closer.

It is common for people to think that they must believe in Christianity or believe in science. Some claim that we no longer ...

Why People Believe in Pseudoscience. Pseudoscience provides something that real science often doesn’t: comfort. Science is often perceived as cold and indifferent.

The goal of science isn’t to produce irrefutable facts to believe or disbelieve. The goal is to further knowledge through hypothesis, observation, and experimentation.

Please, we know Republicans in authority do not believe in science. Ryan Zinke, on the first day he became secretary of the interior, reversed a law banning lead ammunition and fishing tackle.

Hotez is well-positioned to raise alarms about anti-science. He is a physician scientist who, for both personal and professional reasons, was publicly defending vaccines long before Covid-19.