GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Article

Publication Date

2009

Status

Accepted

Abstract

We conducted an experimental public opinion study of the effect of balanced information on nanotechnology risk-benefit perceptions. The study found that subjects did not react in a uniform, much less a uniformly positive manner, but rather polarized along lines consistent with cultural predispositions toward technological risk generally.

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