The gap between scientists and the United States public is growing, according to a recently released Pew Research Center report, and the reason for that lies with both parties.
Scientists used to be revered, their discoveries and inventions considered inviolate and causing a feeling of awe in the rest of us who reaped the changes and improvements from their findings.
But today, with a 24-hour, worldwide media, we understand that men and women are human, make mistakes, can be influenced and might be bought.
We’ve seen spacecrafts explode, cures kill and green energy leave businesses in the red.
We trust less because we see more, not necessarily because we rely on liberal or conservative media.