New food technologies, such as genetic modification, food fortification, and processing
technologies, are of growing interest for future food security and safety. For ensuring …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has widespread societal implications, yet social scientists are only
beginning to study public attitudes toward the technology. Existing studies find that the …

Who individuals trust for information on highly technical or scientific issues is an important
issue in contemporary risk society in which social change and technological developments …

Public opinion research on nanotechnology has primarily focused on judgments of abstract
risks and benefits, rather than attitudes toward specific applications. This approach will be …

After a review of trust literature this study classifies trust into three distinct types: supplier‐
level specific trust, industry‐level specific trust and general trust. The direct and indirect …

Consumer acceptance is an important driver of success in the process of commercializing
novel agrifood technologies and their applications. It needs to be measured and considered …

Using a nationally representative telephone survey of 1,015 adults in the United States, this
study examines how value predispositions, communication variables, and perceptions of …

Given the ethical questions that surround emerging science, this study is interested in
studying public trust in scientific and religious authorities for information about the risks and …

Social capital has been recognized as one of the most influential concepts in social and
political sciences. It is assumed that it has significant influence on several issues such as …

The economic and social promises of emerging technologies, especially nanotechnology,
are assumed to be outstanding due to radical innovative features of materials, products and …