Much is being made about the erosion of public trust in science. Surveys show a modest decline in the United States from a very high level of trust, but that is seen for other institutions as well. What is apparent from the surveys is that a better explanation of the nature of science—that it is revised as new data surface—would have a strong positive effect on public trust. Because scientists are so aware of this feature, it is often taken for granted that the public understands this too. A step toward addressing this problem would be revising undergraduate and graduate curricula to teach not just theories and techniques but the underlying philosophy of science as well.

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教授科学哲学

关于公众对科学信任的侵蚀，人们正在做很多事情。调查显示，美国的信任度从非常高的水平略有下降，但其他机构也出现了这种情况。从调查中可以明显看出，对科学本质的更好解释——将科学作为新的数据表面进行修订——将对公众信任产生强烈的积极影响。由于科学家们非常清楚这一特征，因此人们常常理所当然地认为公众也理解这一点。解决这个问题的一个步骤是修改本科生和研究生课程，不仅教授理论和技术，还教授基本的科学哲学。