In 2000, the proportion of the American public who reached the basic scientific literacy level was 17%. Another survey shows that 13.3% of the public in China believe in superstition, which is much higher than the number with basic scientific literacy. In addition, 20.4% of the public believe in "seeking a visa"; 26.6% believe in physiognomy; 14.7% people believe in "constellation prediction"; 22.3% people believe in Duke Zhou.
It can be seen that it is urgent to improve the scientific quality of the public in China in an all-round way, with great responsibility and arduous task. It is the historical responsibility entrusted to the media field by the times to conscientiously implement the Outline of the Action Plan for National Scientific Literacy, promote the popularization and dissemination of science and technology, and promote the improvement of public scientific literacy.