Addressing Public Concerns in Science
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics Today
- Vol. 41 (9) , 36-42
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881133
Abstract
Mistrust of technical experts by the general public is a growing problem in science policy. The National Science Board reports that whereas 80 percent of the public believes that scientists work for the good of humanity, 55 percent believes that their knowledge gives scientists a power that makes them dangerous. The image of the crazed scientist plotting to master and destroy remains a staple of both children's and adult fiction, as Spencer Weart explained in a recent article in this magazine (June, page 28).Keywords
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