Attitudes About Evolution Among the Public
2019 Gallup poll found that 46% of Americans believe, “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years ago or so.”
Even among participants who self-identified as non-religious, only 59% thought a god had no part in human development.
Misinformation About Evolution on Social Media
There is a high degree of misinformation about evolution on social media. The most prevalent types of misinformation on X (formerly twitter) are arguing that evolution is not scientifically valid and religious reasons. I conducted primary research on this topic. Click here to read my paper.
The Impact of Misinformation on Education
Misinformation is having an increasingly negative impact on science education. Misinformation is pervasive online and much of it claims to be scientific, confusing students. Click here to read some research on this topic.