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OK that's shocking but not too surprising. I would expect similar levels of ignorance about most scientific subjects. What would be worrying would be a similar
by bdfh42 18y ago
OK that's shocking but not too surprising. I would expect similar levels of ignorance about most scientific subjects.
What would be worrying would be a similar level of ignorance among the US legislative and executive branches of government. It is at this level that one would hope common sense and a quality education would prevail and ensure that new legislation and research funding reflected a proper grasp of science (and Maths and the Arts too of course).
- Tichy 18y agoSo what mechanisms are in place to ensure that governmental types are better informed than the average person?
- jimbokun 18y agoI would say the mechanisms are inefficient, but they are there. We elected leadership that took pride in being ill-informed, and over the course of eight years that resulted in a near collapse (some might leave out the "near") of our nation. In the last election, the nation chose the candidate who seemed better informed and more curious about the issues. So, the mechanism is the people see the fruits of ill-informed leadership and as a result choose a more informed one. This can take time to play out.
- sant0sk1 18y ago"OK that's shocking but not too surprising" I think you've stumbled across a contradiction, considering those two words are synonymous. =]