In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan famously observed that the nine most terrifying words in the English language were: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2022
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Consider the following situation: Two experts give you advice about whether you should eat or avoid the fat in common cooking oils.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2022
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Surveys conducted in Germany suggest that public trust in science rose after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, while revealing different patterns of trust among different subpopulations. Rainer Bromme of the University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2022
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Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd on June 25, 2021. Since then, calls for police reform haven't been as loud.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2021
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European surveys have revealed that the perceived "yuck factor" typically predicted as a public reaction to wastewater recycling may not be as bad as thought.
Environment
Dec 3, 2021
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Uses of facial images and facial recognition technologies—to unlock a phone or in airport security—are becoming increasingly common in everyday life. But how do people feel about using such data in healthcare and biomedical ...
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2021
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While Earth's freshwater resources are finite, the challenge of effectively and sustainably managing them as we head into a warmer future with a growing human population means keeping tabs on a seemingly endless network of ...
Environment
Jul 8, 2021
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The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released new survey results showing that a large segment of the Canadian public does not trust the courts to settle disputes over energy projects or climate policy. The survey ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2021
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This week, the USC Safe Communities Institute announced the pilot rollout of the Law Enforcement Work Inquiry System Registry, the first comprehensive national catalog of police officers who have been terminated or resigned ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2021
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The public doesn't need to know how Artificial Intelligence works to trust it. They just need to know that someone with the necessary skillset is examining AI and has the authority to mete out sanctions if it causes or is ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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