In science we trust

An image showing a woman holding a placard that reads "Without SCIENCE there would be NO CUPCAKES!"

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The questions is how can scientists maintain that faith and keep the fire burning?

Public trust in scientists has soared in recent years, the non-partisan Pew Research Center in Washington DC recently found, and many see this as proof that the message about the importance of evidence-based policymaking is getting out during this so-called ‘anti-fact’ era that has seen research and its results become politicised.