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People don’t trust scientific research when companies are involved

  • Written by John C. Besley, Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University
imagePeople seem to think industry-funded research belongs in the garbage.mllejules/Shutterstock.com

A soda company sponsoring nutrition research. An oil conglomerate helping fund a climate-related research meeting. Does the public care who’s paying for science?

In a word, yes. When industry funds science, credibility suffers. And this does not...

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