How religious scientists balance work and faith

For the past 20 years, Elaine Howard Ecklund has studied scientists' attitudes towards religion.What she's found, through more than 40,000 surveys and nearly 2,500 confidential interviews, is that there are more religious scientists than many people would expect.In one study, at least 30% of respondents declared a religious affiliation (E.H. Ecklund et al.Socius https:// doi.org/mvrv; 2016).This study surveyed scientists from eight countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, India, Hong Kong, Turkey and the United States.Globally, around 85% of the population identifies as religious (see go.nature.com/3yatbk5).Ecklund's research has also found that scientists are not always open about their faith at work or in education settings."I think there is the perception