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美국민 25% '천동설 믿어' 한국인은?

By KH디지털2

Published : Feb. 19, 2014 - 13:37

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조사결과 미국인의 26%가 ‘지구를 중심으로 태양이 돈다’고 잘못 알고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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미국 국립과학재단(NSF)은 2년에 한 번씩 일반인을 상대로 과학에 대한 인식, 기초 과학 지식 등을 조사하고 있다.

이번 조사에서 ‘우주는 빅뱅(대폭발)에서 생성됐나’는 질문에 미국인의 정답률은 39%에 그쳤다. 같은 질문에 한국인의 정답률은 67%였다.

한국인은 ‘지구를 중심으로 태양이 도는가, 태양을 중심으로 지구가 도는가?’라는 질문에서 정답률이 86%로 나타나 비교 대상국 중 가장 높았다.

(코리아헤럴드 이신영 인턴기자 sylee@heraldcorp.com)


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26% of Americans think sun revolves around Earth

According to the National Science Foundation, many Americans are lacking in their own knowledge of basic science, business and technology news website Business Insider reported.

One in 4 Americans falsely believes that the sun revolves around the Earth. And less than half (48%) of Americans say that human beings developed from earlier species of animals, according to the report.

On average, Americans correctly answered 6.5 of nine questions on basic physical and biological science, according to data from the foundation’s 2012 General Social Survey.

The NSF every two years releases details on the state of science education, research and industry in the country and draws on several public opinion surveys to gauge Americans’ perceptions of science.

By Lee Shin-young, Intern reporter (sylee@heraldcorp.com)

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