Lawrence Hamilton and Thomas Safford

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Scientist works on COVID-19 research

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A study by Lawrence Hamilton, senior researcher at the Carsey School, and Thomas Safford found that 72% of people trusted science agenices while only 47% said that they were "very" or "somewhat" confident in the federal government's handling of the crisis. The research also found that conservatives are less trusting of science and more confident in the Trump Administration than liberals.

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