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The public understanding of science

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Both in Britain and the United States the public says it is more interested in science than (for example) sport. Public knowledge of science gives less cause for gratification.

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  1. Director and Head of Research and Information Services at The Science Museum, London, SW7 2DD, UK

    John R. Durant

  2. Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 INF, UK

    Geoffrey A. Evans

  3. Director of the Department for External Studies, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JA, UK

    Geoffrey P. Thomas

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Durant, J., Evans, G. & Thomas, G. The public understanding of science. Nature 340, 11–14 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/340011a0

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