Corey S Powell on Nostr: I often hear researchers worry (understandably) about declining levels of public ...

I often hear researchers worry (understandably) about declining levels of public trust in science.

But there is a bigger social issue here: New polling finds declining levels of public trust in pretty much *everyone*. Scientists, police, business leaders, journalists & religious leaders all registered notable declines over the past 5 years.

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/confidence-in-scientists-medical-scientists-and-other-groups-and-institutions-in-society/ #science #politics #research