Martín W. Bauer
The Evolution of Public Understanding of Science—Discourse and Comparative Evidence
London School of Economics and Political Science
public understanding science pus field activity area social research evolution field comprises changing discourse substantive evidence changing public understanding1 first part present short account discourse pus moved literacy via pus scienceinsociety less story progress one false polemics multiplication concerns second part show empirical evidence pus changed drawing mass media data large scale comparative survey evidence conclude stressing sciencesociety relationship variable distance science wider society quality relationship