O n a freezing night in January, several hundred people came to Boston’s Museum of Science for a town hall-style discussion ...

People like that do not believe this. For a hierarchical individualist, Kahan says, it’s not irrational to reject established climate science: Accepting it wouldn’t change the world ...

The latest European Commission public opinion survey on attitudes towards science and technology points to a need to make research even more open and relevant to the needs of society.

One of the best-selling points for science is showing how discoveries inside the lab will benefit everyone outside of it. Some people who do science policy have advanced degrees in their fields; some ...