Understanding Public Opinion of Nanotechnology

摘要: A common refrain among scientists, policymakers, academics, and even consumer advocacy groups is that the public simply too uninformed about, disinterested in, or otherwise afraid of groundbreaking emerging sciences like nanotechnology. Scapegoats for these problems abound, with blame placed alternately on a fickle media culture emphasizes sensation over substance, decline science sections in newspapers, use nanotechnology as narrative device fiction stories, else stagnation scientific literacy USA. But to what extent do explanations hold up empirical scrutiny? To they help us gain better understanding opinion formation about opposed distracting from other important questions opinion? This chapter tackles by evaluating data past decade.