Trusting science leaves people vulnerable to believing pseudoscience, new research finds
Knowledge of research methods can help the public discern valid scientific claims from false or misleading ones, researchers explain.
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What you need to know about the microbiome
What is the microbiome? We highlight recent research on the unique communities of trillions of bacteria that we all host.
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Marine animal extinctions and increasing dangers for oceans
2015 study in the journal Science consolidates a wide variety of new research findings to provide a sweeping picture of potential ocean species loss in the near future.
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How policymakers can get a rigorous assessment of scientific opinion: Research brief
2013 research on how legislators and other public officials get an honest representation of what scientists know, by Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame.
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Public opinion on biomedical research: The interplay of partisanship and beliefs about science
2014 study by American University and Columbia on the factors influencing public opinion on research, including partisanship, ideology, education and attitudes toward science.
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Misrepresentation of randomized controlled trials in press releases and news coverage
2012 study in PLoS Medicine on studies, associated press releases and media coverage to understand how accurately the research results were conveyed.
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DNA evidence, forensic science and confessions that corrupt
2013 research review of DNA-related research, with a focus on a 2012 study by City University of New York, University of California-Irvine and Nova Southeastern University.
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Double majors: Influences, identities and impacts
2012 study from Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy on the demographics, motivations and outcomes of double majoring in college.
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Economic impacts of non-native forest insects in the Continental United States
2011 study on the economic costs imposed by more than 450 introduced insect species now established in forests in the United States.
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Expert credibility in climate change
2010 study in PNAS analyzing the beliefs of more than 1,000 scientists about human-induced climate change.
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