Distrust in medicine and science isn't a new crisis. Drawing on decades in communities, a physician explains the real source ...

Though closely related 4, an individual might trust a scientific expert without trusting science generally, or vice versa. We focus on trust in scientific experts rather than trust in science itself.

In a new article, members of the Strategic Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examine what has happened to public confidence in science, why it has happened, and ...

Improved methods for social and behavioral sciences research could help enhance public trust in science, says a new study that investigated the robustness of data analysis to understand whether it ...

A man in a winter hat and wearing blue plastic gloves holds a plastic sample cup and pointed tool near a shelf-like fungus growing on the side of a mossy tree in a forest. A researcher collecting ...

Despite widespread fears of skepticism, trust in scientists remains solid around the world. A massive post-pandemic survey found that people largely see scientists as capable, honest, and socially ...

Research by philosopher of science and Honorary Research Associate at Bangor University, Byron Hyde, looked at the role of transparency in fostering public trust in science. Hyde argues that, to find ...

Recent years have been marked by an erosion of public trust in science, public health, and vaccines. Little is known about evidence-based strategies to restore trust. We first aimed to instill a ...

An international team of researchers, including specialists from HSE University, has conducted a large-scale survey in 68 countries on the subject of trust in science. In most countries, people ...

Five years since the start of the COVID pandemic, it can feel as if trust in the knowledge of experts and scientific evidence is in crisis. But according to our new findings in a global survey of more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A simmering mistrust of medical science and scientific institutions that had been long building in the United ...

The pandemic and the chaos and controversies that came with it led to an erosion of trust in scientists, and it may be a while before that trust returns to levels that preceded the contagion. That’s ...