People with more extreme attitudes towards science have self-confidence in their understanding of science, even if this is not justified

People differ greatly in their attitudes towards well-evidenced science. What characterises this variation? Here, we consider this issue in the context of genetics and allied sciences. While most prior research has focused on the relationship between attitude to science and what people know about it...

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Published inPLoS biology Vol. 21; no. 1; p. e3001915
Main Authors Fonseca, Cristina, Pettitt, Jonathan, Woollard, Alison, Rutherford, Adam, Bickmore, Wendy, Ferguson-Smith, Anne, Hurst, Laurence D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 24.01.2023
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