August 30, 2005
Scientific Illiteracy
Yet another entry in the chronicle of American ignorance:
American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than that they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.
Twenty percent of Americans think the sun revolves around the earth?! How soon before we revert to drowning witches?
Posted by mallarme at August 30, 2005 05:42 PM
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