Not journal papers, but plenty of leads to follow: It's Science, but Not Necessarily Right https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/opinion/sunday/26ideas.html
The Truth Wears Off http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damnedlies-and-medi cal-science/8269 Deb. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Haas Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 10:01 AM To: GEP-ED Subject: [gep-ed] Confidence in science I'm sorry to interfere with people's summers, but I have a question for the list. Can anyone direct me to any longitudinal studies of public confidence in science, preferably across countries? We keep hearing about a growing crisis in public confidence in science, but such claims seem purely anecdotal. Peter M. Haas Professor Department of Political Science 216 Thompson Hall UMASS - Amherst
