5 key takeaways on what influences Americans’ views of science
Politics are at the center of Americans’ views on many, but not all, science issues. Here are five facts from our new report.
Brian Kennedy is a senior researcher at the Pew Research Center, where he studies public views on science issues and the implications of science for society. He is an expert on public opinion on climate, energy and environmental issues and public trust in science. He has authored numerous publications on these two topics in his decade at the Pew Research Center.
Kennedy frequently discusses research on public opinion on climate, energy and environmental issues and public trust in science with the media and regularly presents research on these topics to outside groups, such as academic and policy audiences.
He received his Ph.D. in political science at Michigan State University, where his work focused on cross-national attitudes about climate change. Kennedy received his bachelor’s degree at Davidson College.