Nearly half of US thinks scientists are smug; study finds humility helps
Intellectual humility could win back much-needed trust in science, study finds
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@arstechnica if they would not have elected Trump this could have been believable but please be serious now. It is just an excuse. They are rejecting reality and facts and they are not even […]
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Look. Most people in the US do not interact with scientists. They do not interact with the direct work of scientists. On a good day, they read or watch the work of reporters who […]
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The tone of a lot of these comments seems to be proving the point.
@arstechnica actually what I’m seeing here is that it’s not science but journalism about science that’s creating the problem, if there even is one. It sounds like what’s being asked for is that […]
@arstechnica of course there are smug scientists but they are vastly outnumbered by anti-science know-nothing reactionaries. “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has […]
@arstechnica 100% based on Neil DeGrasse Tyson
@arstechnica Let me guess. Someone couldn't convince a scientist to fix their printer.
@arstechnica No. No more appeasement. Scientists are not smug. They really, truly are smarter than nearly half of the US, and then some. The humility needs to come from the people who […]
@arstechnica How to say "science illiterate" in 'murican used by the (southern? bible-thumbing? pastor-financing? trumptard cultist?) half of US populace? 🤔
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