Sentences with phrase «survey of social scientists»

Studies published earlier this year tackle that question, first with a survey of social scientists and then with an analysis of recently published papers.

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Survey social scientists with expertise in surveys and the study of religion to learn if they do or do not have confidence in polls about religion.

Social scientists have repeatedly surveyed views of various religions and movements, and Americans consistently hold evangelical Christians in reasonably high regard.

The greatest outcry, however, came from survey organizations who produce the polls, social scientists who utilize poll findings to bolster arguments about the vitality of American religion, and a number of Roman Catholic researchers who argued that we exaggerated the overreporting in their constituency.

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AAAS is also working on a global survey from which it hopes to help articulate the social responsibilities of scientists and engineers.

The second part of the AAAS effort, which is the focus of this report, was to design and pre-test a survey that would produce generalizable results about the views of scientists and engineers on their social responsibilities.

In the long term, the results of the survey are expected to influence ongoing global conversations about the roles and responsibilities of scientists and engineers in society, help clarify public expectations of scientists and engineers, lead to the development of materials for the education of scientists and engineers, and provide empirical data for consideration when developing specific recommendations on the nature and scope of the social responsibilities of scientists and engineers.

Going forward, Wyndham said much work will go into the global survey of what scientists consider to be their social responsibilities.

But the new survey, conducted by social scientists from the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison and Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, found that two - thirds of the 1600 respondents thought genome editing was generally «acceptable.»

Surveys of graduating STEM students show that they value social «recognition» and that they think society holds professionals such as doctors and corporate executives in higher esteem than scientists.

Social scientists hope to persuade the Obama administration to reject the idea, which stems in part from criticism of the survey by some members of Congress.

But comparing the sensor data with the economists» survey data, Waber found the opposite: Bankers belonging to a small, tight - knit group of co-workers who spoke frequently with one another — an indicator of what social scientists call social cohesion — were not only happier in their jobs, they also got more work done, shared ideas faster and divvied up tasks more efficiently.

Firstly, the scientists use local survey statistics to examine the state of a region's social foundation, covering factors like health, clean water, income levels and education.

In an informal survey of recruiters and academic scientists on hiring panels, most said that a candidate's decision to participate or not in social media wouldn't change their hiring decisions.

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA — 87 % of scientists believe they and their peers should take an active role in public policy debates, according to a Pew Research Center report presented by Lee Rainie of the Pew Internet and American Life Project during «Scientists Engaging with Reporters, the Public, and Social Media: Survey Findings,» a session yesterday at the annual meeting of AAAS, which publishes Sciencscientists believe they and their peers should take an active role in public policy debates, according to a Pew Research Center report presented by Lee Rainie of the Pew Internet and American Life Project during «Scientists Engaging with Reporters, the Public, and Social Media: Survey Findings,» a session yesterday at the annual meeting of AAAS, which publishes SciencScientists Engaging with Reporters, the Public, and Social Media: Survey Findings,» a session yesterday at the annual meeting of AAAS, which publishes Science Careers.

The difficulty of separating a respondent's true opinions from the influence of others has long made some social scientists skeptical of subjective surveys.

But several Republican legislators regard the survey, which provides policymakers and social scientists with an exquisitely detailed portrait of the country and is used to determine how to distribute half a trillion dollars in federal aid, as a form of harassment and an invasion of privacy.

Results from this Pew Research survey highlight the difference between the opinions of the public and scientists on various scientific and social issues.

Graphic Design Surveyed was edited by industry experts Lucienne Roberts, Rebecca Wright and Jessie Price, with the help of social scientist Nikandre Kopcke and data artist Stefanie Posavec.

A new paper by social scientists from George Mason University, the American Meteorological Society (AMS), and Yale University reports results from a survey of members of the AMS to determine the factors associated with their views on climate change.

«What we found with social media is we were able to mobilise mass interest, mass participation of people from all over the world, so people came as citizen scientists... to participate in surveys of indigenous threatened species so all of that combination of people standing for Country together was able to show these things are not automatic, that these big projects don't need to happen if people stand (together).