Australia; TAS
Australians have higher levels of trust in scientists as sources of information on vaccines and weather forecasting than on climate change and genetically modified crops, according to new research. The survey of around 1000 Australians found that our trust in science varies according to the type of science, with 70% of Australians placing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of trust in scientists when it comes to weather forecasting and vaccines, but only 58% of us have those levels of trust in climate science, and only 41% of us trust scientists to that level on genetically modified crops. The study also found that younger, tertiary educated, and politically progressive Australians were the most trusting groups. People who identify as Greens supporters and environmentalists are most likely to trust all types of science in this study —including GM crop science.
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