Researchers at George Mason, Ohio State University and Yale conducted two experiments to investigate how best to communicate the scientific consensus on climate change. Their results show that presenting the percentage of scientists that agree on climate change is more effective than a qualitative approach, as is asking people for their own percentage estimate of...

A Yale survey finds that people with high levels of scientific literacy are more culturally polarized. The findings are consistent with the notion that climate change has become highly politicized, but divisions are due to worldviews not merely partisanship. Researchers tested two theories: 1. The "science comprehension thesis": individuals fail to take climate change seriously...

A survey of Americans on the reasons behind the climate change controversy, including public concern about the issue, scientific literacy and risk perception.