As science becomes politicized, it leads to a reduced trust in the scientific process. How could the scientists rebuild the public trust in science?
Rebuilding public trust in science (Photo: New York Tech)
Restoring Public Trust in Science
As public trust in science is continuously dwindling, scientists need to change how they work with the public and within the broader scientific community.
According to Space, the vast majority of rudimentary scientific research is funded by government organizations – typically in the form of federal agencies like NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy.
Many scientists vie for grants to support hiring researchers and buying equipment for research papers.
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The Importance of Scientists in Addressing Urgent Challenges and Restoring Public Trust in Science
According to BU, the scientists engage in research and scholarships that discourse the urgent challenges of our time such as the climate crisis, racism, and pandemics. The scientists are responsible to put this much time, attention, and effort into disseminating scholarships that could restore the public trust in science.
The diminishing of public trust in science leads to the reduction of funding and this problem leads to three sets of dysfunctional relationships: It is affecting scientists that interact with each other, with the students, and with the public.
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