- The diversion of science journals into the political arena has not only harmed these publications’ own credibility, it has also further eroded the public’s trust in the larger scientific community, according to a new study published in Nature Human Behavior by economist Floyd Zhang.
- Zhang’s findings are the latest in a growing body of evidence of declining public confidence in scientists, due in significant part to efforts to leverage scientific credentials and prestige in support of scientific publishers’ political and public policy preferences.
- Not only is the impulse to inject politics into science further eroding the scientific community’s reputation, according to Zhang, but the meddling appears to be failing to accomplish its stated political objectives.
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Political Meddling Leaves Science Community In Low Regard: Study
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, removes his mask to give an opening statement at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on January 11, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The committee will hear testimony about the federal response to COVID-19 and new, emerging variants. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)
