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Science and society: A Pacific divide

Nature volume 467, pages 388–389 (2010)Cite this article

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A global survey of the scientifically literate public reveals significant differences on key issues in science.

Science, it is often said, is an international language. But how international are attitudes towards science and scientists? Nature and our affiliated publication Scientific American set out to learn how the views of the scientifically literate public vary around the world. Our web-based survey of more than 21,000 readers of Scientific American and its translated editions in 18 countries revealed that although these science enthusiasts read the same publication and share many attitudes in their perception of science, they seem to diverge on some of the hottest-button issues.

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Survey conducted by Sara Grimme and Fiona Watt. Click here to download the full survey results.

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Cyranoski, D. Science and society: A Pacific divide. Nature 467, 388–389 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467388a

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