Religion plays a fundamental role in most people's lives with profound implications for
socioeconomic development. This survey provides a comprehensive and systematic …

The primary tension in public discourse about the US government's response to the
coronavirus pandemic has been President Trump's disagreement with scientists. The …

Individuals participating in biobanks and other large research projects are increasingly
asked to provide broad consent for open-ended research use and widespread sharing of …

Past research suggests that religion and science may conflict on which is a better tool for
explaining the world. This conflict implies that religiosity might negatively impact both …

Numerous studies show biblicist Christianity, religiosity, and conservative political identity
are strong predictors of Americans holding skeptical attitudes toward publicly controversial …

We present the Credibility of Science Scale (CoSS), an efficient 6-item scale demonstrating
excellent reliability and validity. CoSS scores exhibit criterion validity in predicting beliefs …

Until recently, academia has largely neglected the impact of religion on sustainable
development. However, empirical studies have shown that religion remains important in …

In a time when conservative politicians challenge the irrefutability of scientific findings such
as climate change, it is more important than ever to understand the conflict at the heart of the …

Research has documented the decline of trust in science among Republicans, ideological
conservatives, and fundamentalist religious groups. However, less is known about the …

Attitude data can reveal culture's secrets, but only if analysts acknowledge and transcend
two problematic forms of heterogeneity. The first, relational heterogeneity, reflects the fact …