![]() ![]() ![]() But it was impossible to reconcile the data with the original report’s results for a number of technical reasons, most importantly because the spreadsheet’s data were more numerous, reflecting 10,374 respondents as opposed to the report’s 8,215. When we asked YouGov for the actual response frequencies categorized by age, a public relations representative provided a spreadsheet with data. Unfortunately, when we investigated the details, the result was as much confusion as clarity and as many questions as answers. So, anyone concerned about the understanding and acceptance of science in contemporary society-like us, a psychology professor at the Air Force Academy and a long-time staffer at the National Center for Science Education-might be expected to be fascinated by the YouGov survey. For example, why is the scientifically established view on the shape of the Earth less popular among younger respondents (according to YouGov) when the scientifically established view on the history of life and on the cause of global warming have been, in poll after poll, more popular among younger respondents? ![]() Moreover, the results raised a number of compelling questions that deserve attention. For despite the recent prominence of flat-earthery among musicians and athletes, YouGov’s survey seems to have been the first systematic attempt to assess the American population’s views on the shape of the Earth. Kids today, right? But it’s not only curmudgeons eager to complain about the younger generation who ought to find the survey of interest. “Just 66 percent of millennials firmly believe that the Earth is round,” read the summary from the pollster YouGov. ![]()
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