A new analysis shows that trust in scientific expertise among the American public remained high during the last six decades and that the Trump administration attacks on scientific expertise did not modify the basic confidence of Americans in science and scientific expertise.
The study, “Citizen attitudes toward science and technology, 1957–2020: Measurement, stability, and the Trump challenge,” was published in the journal Science and Public Policy.
The beauty of the scientific method is that you get the chance to be wrong as long as your hypothesis sounds plausible. You’re allowed to explore and innovate.
Failure and success can both advance knowledge. You just have to know when to say “Well, that didn’t work… what if we try this?”