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Previous public perceptions of science
Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, 1994Abstract Larry Stewart, The Rise of Public Science: Rhetoric, Technology and Natural Philosophy in Newtonian Britain, 1660-1750. Cambridge UP, 1992. Pp. 34 + 453, £45, ISBN 0-52141-700-7 Jan Golinski, Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760-1820. Cambridge UP, 1992. Pp. 330, £32.50.
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Public perceptions of who counts as a scientist for controversial science
Public Understanding of Science, 2019In an era where expertise is increasingly critiqued, this study draws from the research on expertise and scientist stereotyping to explore who the public considers to be a scientist in the context of media coverage about climate change and genetically modified organisms.
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Public perceptions of incompatibility between “science and religion”
Public Understanding of Science, 2012Narratives of conflict regarding the connections between science and religion receive considerable attention in multiple forums of public discourse. These discussions tend to focus on philosophical, abstract, and/or polemical, rather than empirical issues.
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In Search of the Universal Dimensions of Public Perception of Science
Science, Technology and Society, 2009One possible way of solving the problem with the cross-cultural validity of the indicators of public understanding of science is analysis of the latent structure of sets of statements used in previous surveys. The factor analysis of eighteen statements from Eurobarometer 224 (2005) reveals three stable replicable latent dimensions—Evaluation, Efficacy ...
Valery Todorov +2 more
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How the general public develops perceptions of computer science
Proceedings of the 13th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education, 2018What is computer science? That's the underlying question of our research on the perception of computer science among the general population as to what constitutes their concept of it. Two qualitative studies based on grounded theory [6] lead to the development of a model of different types of situations of contacts (SoC).
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Public Perceptions of Agricultural Biotechnology–A Nonsocial Science Perspective
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 2001Public acceptance will play a major role in determining whether modern agricultural biotechnology continues to expand (Abelson and Hines 1999). The "public" is not monolithic. There are several "publics," ranging from scientists involved in agricultural biotechnology research to those opposed to anything science has to offer.
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Public perceptions of science and technology
In the international context, South Africa has a unique 'fingerprint' of public attitudes towards science, characterised by a complex and shifting balance between positive and negative attitudes towards different aspects of science. Reporting on the results of a module of questionnaire items on the public understanding of science and technology ...openaire +1 more source
Trust or Trouble? Public Perceptions of Citizen Science
Citizen science (CS) is often promoted as a means to strengthen public trust in science. However, it remains unclear how broader publics perceive CS compared to Institutionalised Science (IS). Using a quota-based sample of German internet users (N = 1,035), we conducted a comprehensive experimental investigation of perceptions of trustworthiness ...Momme, Jane Martha +5 more
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Flood risk public perception in flash flood-prone areas of Punjab, Pakistan
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022D. Ahmad, M. Afzal
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The Role of Fiction in Shaping the Public Perception of Science
RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCESScience fiction and other fictional portrayals of science play a significant role in shaping public perception and understanding of scientific principles, discoveries, and ethical dilemmas. Fiction serves as a bridge between scientists and the general public, introducing complex scientific ideas in accessible and engaging narratives.
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