まとめ
多くのアメリカ人は科学に興味がありますが,科学的証拠基準に関する理解の欠如のために,信頼できる発見と偽科学を区別するのに苦労しています. 研究方法に関する科学コミュニケーションの改善は極めて重要です.
科学分野:
- サイエンス・コミュニケーション
- 擬似科学とは偽科学である.
- 科学的識字能力の向上
背景:
- 米国公の科学的な無知が広く広がっているという主張は,今も続いている.
- 偽科学への関心を育む上で報道の役割が議論されている.
- 有効な科学的主張と無効な科学的主張を区別することは,一般大衆にとって大きな課題です.
研究 の 目的:
- 米国市民の科学的な無知に関する主張の妥当性を分析する.
- 偽科学に対する公衆の関心に対する報道の影響を調査する.
- 公衆が良い科学と悪い科学を区別するのが難しい理由を特定する.
主な方法:
- 公共の科学的理解に関する議論の分析.
- メディアの報道と擬似科学の関心との関係の評価.
- 科学的証拠の標準に対する公衆の理解の評価.
主要な成果:
- 多くの米国市民が科学に強い関心を示しています.
- 国民のかなりの部分は,科学的根拠のある情報と根拠のない情報を区別することができません.
- 科学的証拠基準の理解の欠如は,この無能さの重要な要因です.
結論:
- 科学に対する公衆の関心は高いが,科学的な知識は不足している.
- 擬似科学の関心における報道の役割については,さらなる検討が必要である.
- 科学者や科学コミュニケーション担当者は,科学的発見の背後にある方法論の説明を優先して,公衆の洞察力を高める必要があります.
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