Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an
institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as …

In this essay, we review research from the social sciences on how the public makes sense of
and participates in societal decisions about science and technology. We specifically …

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Issues at the intersection of science and politics, such as climate change, evolution, and
embryonic stem cell research, receive considerable public attention, which is likely to grow …

This study uses the contemporary debate over agricultural biotechnology to conceptualize a
theoretical model that can be used to explain how citizens reach judgments across a range …

In January 2008, an interdisciplinary committee of leading scientists gathered for a news
conference at the National Academies headquarters in Washington, DC. The purpose of the …

At the end of a five-year journey to find out what religious Americans think about science,
Ecklund and Scheitle emerge with the real story of the relationship between science and …

This study examines how members of the public frame artificial intelligence (AI) along with
how news use predicts “frames in mind” for AI. The study also tests whether news use …

A growing body of research documents the crucial role played by moral concerns in the
formation of attitudes and a wide range of political behaviors. Yet extant models of moral …

As social scientists have investigated the political and social factors influencing public
opinion in science-related policy debates, there has been growing interest in the …