Source: Axios
“The share of Americans who trust scientists and believe science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen significantly over the past four years, a new Pew Research Center survey found. … While 73% of Americans have at least ‘a fair amount’ of trust in scientists to ‘act in the best interests of the public,’that’s down from 86% in 2019. The share expressing a ‘great deal’ of trust fell from 35% to 23% in that time, while the percentage with ‘not too much’ trust in scientists or ‘none at all’ climbed from 15% to 27%. At the same time, the share of Americans who believe science has had a mostly positive effect on society fell from 73% in 2019 to 57% in 2023.” (11/15/23)
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/15/trust-scientists-declines-republicans-democrats