Harmful Activities of Science and Technology 

 (Cited by Group Responding "More Harm than Good") 



Lack of concern for the environment ... 27 



Space program/moon trips 16 



Development of weapons for war 9 



Destruction of natural resources 2 



Development of harmful medicines ... 2 

 Harmful drugs (development and 



publicity) 1 



Don't know 23 



Forty-eight percent of the public felt that 

 "some" problems were caused by science and 

 technology, as compared to 27 percent who be- 

 lieved that "few" problems were so caused, 9 per- 

 cent who thought that "none" were produced, 

 and 7 percent who believed that "most" 

 problems were caused by science and tech- 

 nology. 



Do You Feel That Science and Technology Have Caused 



Most of our Problems, Some of our Problems, 



Few of our Problems, or None of our Problems? 



Most 



Some 



Few 



None 



No opinion . . . . 



Forty-eight percent of those responding felt 

 that society's control over science and tech- 

 nology should "remain as it is," while 28 percent 

 felt that control should be"increased,"and 7 per- 

 cent believed it should be "decreased." 



Do You Feel That the Degree of Control That Society 



Has Over Science and Technology Should Be Increased, 



Decreased, or Remain as It Is Now? 



Respon^i 



Remain as it is 



Increased 



Decreased . . . . 

 No opinion . . . . 



Expectations and Directions 

 for Science and Technology 



The public expressed confidence in the poten- 

 tial of science and technology to solve major 

 problems. Forty-seven percent believed that it 

 would eventually solve "some" problems, such as 

 pollution, disease, drug abuse, and crime; 30 per- 

 cent felt that it would solve "most"; 16 percent 

 thought "few" would be solved. 



Do You Feel That Science and Technology Will 



Eventually Solve Most Problems Such as Pollution, 



Disease, Drug Abuse, and Crime, Some of These 



Problems, or Few, if Any of These Problems? 



As for the pace of change, 51 percent of those 

 responding felt that science and technology pro- 

 duced a desirable rate of change, whereas the 

 remainder were divided as to whether the 

 change was "too fast" (22 percent) or "too slow" 

 (16 percent). 



Do You Feel That Science and Technology Change 

 Things Too Fast, Too Slowly, or Just About Right? 



Response 



.About right .... 



Too fast 



Too slowly 



No opinion 



Response 



Most problems . 

 Some problems . 

 Few problems . . 

 No opinion 



The problem areas selected by the public in 

 which they would most like (and least like) to 

 have their taxes spent for science and tech- 

 nology are summarized in the following table. 



98 



