{"id":93992,"date":"2015-07-23T10:01:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2015\/07\/23\/why-elaborate-on-scientists-views\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:19","slug":"why-elaborate-on-scientists-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/07\/23\/why-elaborate-on-scientists-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Elaborate on Scientists\u2019 Views?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/07\/23\/an-elaboration-of-aaas-scientists-views\/2015-07-23_aaas-members-elaboration_04\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13910\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13910\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/07\/2015-07-23_AAAS-members-elaboration_04.png\" alt=\"AAAS Members Surveyed\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report revisits the subject matter of a January release in which Pew Research Center compared the public\u2019s and scientists\u2019 viewpoints on key scientific issues. Specifically, this report takes a closer look at how opinions vary among different groups of scientists.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several reasons to explore scientists\u2019 views further. The first is to get closer to \u201cthe experts.\u201d If specialized or more narrowly-defined communities of scientists have different views from the broader community of AAAS members, it could be an important insight into the current state of expert opinion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second, closely related, reason is to better understand the extent to which the perspectives of field experts are accepted by the broader scientific community. This could point to areas of broad scientific consensus, such as evolution, and areas where there is more division, such as space exploration and energy. As new scientific discoveries and thinking emerges, tracking the views of both domain-area specialists and broader scientific communities could illuminate the processes underlying the dissemination and acceptance of new scientific findings.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third reason is to better document the boundaries of the scientific community. Understanding who counts as a scientist has long been a subject where seasoned analysts, along with the overall public, hold differences of opinion.[4. numoffset=&#8221;4&#8243; There is a long history of exploration into how the general public perceives the boundaries of the scientific enterprise and who is connected with science. For example, see Gieryn, Thomas F. 1999. \u201cThe Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line.\u201d University of Chicago Press. For survey data on public perceptions of scientists see the 2012 General Social Survey questions collected on behalf of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and reported in \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/statistics\/seind14\/index.cfm\/chapter-7\/c7h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2014 Science and Engineering Indicators<\/a>.\u201d]\u00a0Thus, it may be helpful to examine the views of subsets of AAAS members in order to empirically assess the degree to which narrowing the definition of scientist either strengthens or weakens the degree of consensus \u2013 and sense of coherent community \u2013 among those engaged with science.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report revisits the subject matter of a January release in which Pew Research Center compared the public\u2019s and scientists\u2019 viewpoints on key scientific issues. 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