Study Tracks How Conservatives Lost Their Faith in Science

Alan Boyle, MSNBC.com’s Cosmic Log:

An analysis of 36 years’ worth of polling data indicates that confidence in science as an institution has steadily declined among Americans who consider themselves conservatives, while confidence levels have been at steadier levels for other ideological groups.

No other trend has done more harm to the U.S. than this one.

★ Thursday, 29 March 2012