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Resources: Science Literacy

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Statistics and articles on Science for the Public homepage Heads Up! Surprising Stats on Science Literacy

STATISTICS

  • IES/NCES International Comparisons: Science, Reading, and Mathematics Literacy of 15-Year-Old Students: 2017
  • Pew Research Center: What Americans Know about Science, 2019 (2019)
  • National Science Board: Science and Engineering Indicators, 2018
  • IEC International Science/Math/Reading Literacy, 2015

BOOKS

  • What's Next? Dispatches on the Future of Science. Max Brockman (Ed.). (Vintage Books, 2009)
  • Science Under Siege. Kendrick Frazier (Ed.). (Prometheus Books, 2009)
  • Unscientific America. Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum. (Basic Books, 2009)

ARTICLES

  • Scientific Communication in a Post-Truth Society (PNAS 2919)
  • Comment: Science Education and the Future of Humankind. Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate, Physics. (Science News, 2008)
  • How to advance scientific literacy (Phys.Org, 2009)
  • NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths (Phys.Org, 2009)

Science News

How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change

Trump’s USDA Tried to Erase Climate Data. This Lawsuit Forced It Back Online.

Younger Generations Will Experience ‘Unfair’ and ‘Unprecedented’ Exposure to Climate Extremes

What to Know about Project 2025’s Dangers to Science


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