ZeroSerenity was one of many to write with news of a survey from the Pew study Center which sought to find out how Americans feel about science and divergence that with the opinions of actual scientists. The study showed that "nearly 9 in 10 scientists accept the idea of progress by natural selection, but just a third of the public does. And while 84% of scientists say the Earth is getting warmer because of human activity, less than half of the public agrees with that." 27% of the respondents said that the advances of the US in science are its greatest achievement, down from 44% ten years ago. The study is lengthy, and it contains many more interesting tidbits. For example: scientists decry the level of media observed given to science, and they also think groundwork funding has too much efficaciousness on study results. 32% of scientists analyze themselves as Independent, while 55% say they're Democrats and 6% say they're Republicans.

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