How to choose which scientists to trust

Image credit: Annelisa Leinbach / Big Think; CDC. Article by Matt Fuchs. Big Think – July 11, 2023. Original article published on leaps.org.

Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.

It’s no easy task these days for people to pick the scientists they should follow. According to a recent poll by NORC at the University of Chicago, only 39 percent of Americans have a “great deal” of confidence in the scientific community. The finding is similar to Pew research last year showing that 29 percent of Americans have this level of confidence in medical scientists. […]

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