Scientists at Work: Ira Flatow Talks Science

Published: Aug. 24, 2018, 12:21 p.m.

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Stat: 44 percent. The percentage of Americans who think the public doesn\\u2019t know enough about science to understand new findings in the news.
Story: Ira Flatow, the host of \\u201cScience Friday,\\u201d has been with National Public Radio since it went on the air in 1970. Although he knows the public loves science, he\\u2019s worried that most people don\\u2019t know how the scientific process works. Pew\\u2019s Dan LeDuc talks to him about why critical thinking is crucial, who asks the best questions, and how science can be addictive.

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