Unscientific America

With a new poll showing most Americans don’t know electrons are smaller than atoms, author Chris Mooney warns our collective scientific ignorance could get us in trouble, as many societal problems need a scientific solution.

A new Pew Research Center poll has found most Americans don’t believe in evolution, don’t think climate change is human-induced, and don’t know that electrons are smaller than atoms. Journalist Chris Mooney says the findings point to America’s collective scientific illiteracy. He co-authored the book “Unscientific America” and talks with host Jeff Young about what’s at stake if we don’t get our science straight.