Americans Struggle With Basic Science

According to the National Science Board's 2014 Science and Engineering Indicators, 26% of 2,256 American adults surveyed in 2012 failed to identify that Earth orbits the Sun. Another 49% incorrectly accepted the claim that antibiotics kill viruses, while 47% rejected it, and 47% failed to recognize that electrons are smaller than atoms. The survey also found that 53% incorrectly accepted the false statement that lasers work by focusing sound waves.

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