Seven out of ten Brazilians say they trust science
The majority of Brazilians (68.9%) declared they trust science. The number is part of the study Confiança na Ciência no Brasil em Tempos de Pandemia (“Confidence in Science in Brazil in Times of Pandemic”), by the National Public Communication Institute for Science and Technology (INCT-CPCT), based at research foundation Fiocruz.While far from low, the percentage is below the results from other recent polls, such as the State of Science Index, conducted in 2022 by US giant 3M, which displayed a 90-percent rate for the statement “I trust science.”Among the factors ascribed to the decline are organized misinformation campaigns, which grew in both quantity and impact during the COVID-19 pandemic.ScientistsAmong the most trustworthy sources of information among Brazilians, the survey r...