Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries - the TISP dataset.

ABSTRACT: Science is integral to society because it can inform individual, government, corporate, and civil society decision-making on issues such as public health, new technologies or climate change. Yet, public distrust and populist sentiment challenge the relationship between science and society. To help researchers analyse the science-society nexus across different geographical and cultural contexts, we undertook a cross-sectional population survey resulting in a dataset of 71,922 participants in 68 countries. The data were collected between November 2022 and August 2023 as part of the global Many Labs study "Trust in Science and Science-Related Populism" (TISP). The questionnaire contained comprehensive measures for individuals' trust in scientists, science-related populist attitudes, perceptio

SUBMITTER: Mede NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11747281 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature