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Public Perception Of Socio-Scientific Issues Do You Decide Based On Your Education, Your Experience Or Reading The News?, Burcu Demiralp
Public Perception Of Socio-Scientific Issues Do You Decide Based On Your Education, Your Experience Or Reading The News?, Burcu Demiralp
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One of the challenges humans face is making collective decisions with regards to controversial issues related to science, namely socio-scientific issues (SSIs). Genetic modification, nuclear energy, experimental drugs, 5G technology are a few examples of SSIs. Some of the concerns posed by such issues are compromise to privacy and identity, threat to the workforce due to automation, and potential changes to the human genome. To better understand SSI-related decision making, it is important to understand the public perception of SSIs, while also including opinions of rural areas.This research investigated the perception of SSIs for the U.S. public both in a …