Study: Trust in scientists. Surveyed 71,417 people from 67 countries.
I can just imagine the dialogue:
– Hello, this is the scientists from the University of Zurich. We are studying the levels of trust in scientists across different nations
– Go away with your surveys and don’t call me anymore!
– Thank you, so you don’t trust us, we will note that down.
Overall, quite interesting. Perhaps that’s why ^^^^ Russia can be found on the fourth line from the bottom, at 64th place out of 67. Egypt is first. India with its Ayurveda is second. Even ahead are Nigeria, Kenya, and Bangladesh, mind you, Australia too. It’s not about how much people understand various scientific recommendations, but how much they prefer them to non-scientific ones.
This is a preprint, there may still be some inaccuracies found. But the work looks quite substantial.
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