SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: koan who wrote (780339)4/17/2014 12:35:57 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1583822
 
That links to the actual survey, and from that link you can find -

----

Results for the scientist survey are based on 2,533 online interviews conducted from May 1 to June 14, 2009 with members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. A sample of 9,998 members was drawn from the AAAS membership list
people-press.org

In other words it isn't a survey of scientists in general. Its a survey of American Association for the Advancement of Science members

AAAS is (among other things) an organization engaged in advocacy*. That doesn't make its statements wrong. I certainly don't have some general disagreement with all its positions and opinions. But the membership of such an organization is likely to differ politically from the general population of scientists. It might be only a modest difference, or it might be a large one, its hard to tell, but even if the poll was impecably run and has accurate results for the studied group, its unlikely to be accurate about all scientists. (Which is not to say they don't lean to the left, they probably do, perhaps strongly so, just probably not as strongly as AAAS members).

* for example
"The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society....The pace of change and the evidence of harm have increased markedly over the last five years. The time to control greenhouse gas emissions is now."
aaas.org
en.wikipedia.org
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News