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    World Wide Web Timeline

    A timeline of the major milestones and small moments that have shaped the Web since 1989.

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    Laws aimed at LGBT community in the former Soviet Union

    The sortable table below shows major laws aimed at the LGBT community in the 15 countries that once made up Soviet Union. The five categories are not intended to be comprehensive. Click on the column headers to sort the table.

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    Infographic: Survey of Jewish Americans

    Highlights from the Pew Research Survey on Jewish American attitudes on Jewish identity, marriage patterns, child rearing, attitudes towards Israel, and Jewish religious beliefs and practices.

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    Timeline: Key Dates in the End-of-Life Debate

    Issues surrounding the end of life have been debated since long before New York became the first state to explicitly outlaw assisted suicide in 1828. This timeline looks at major events on the topic in the U.S. since the 1960s. Related Publications: Nov. 21, 2013 Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments Nov. 21, 2013 To End […]

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    Video: ‘A Portrait of Jewish Americans’ Overview

    Alan Cooperman, deputy director of the Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project, presented an overview of the findings of the Pew Research survey of U.S. Jews at an Oct. 1 event in New York City, hosted by the Neubauer Family Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts. To see more videos by the Pew […]

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    Calculate the Size of the U.S. Jewish Population

    A major new Pew Research Center survey illuminates the many different ways in which Americans may self-identify as Jewish or partially Jewish. The survey provides a sense of how the size of the population varies depending on one’s definition of who is a Jew. Use the checkboxes below to calculate the size of the U.S. […]

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    Audio and Slides: Religion Trends in the U.S.

    Event Audio http://features.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion/Rel_Trends_Aug%208_event.mp3 Download mp3 Americans’ Weakening Ties to Organized Religion, 1973-2012: Generations & Politics Michael Hout New York University Claude S. Fischer University of California, Berkeley http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/25382576 The Significance of the Rise of the Nones: Fundamental Change in Religiosity or Change in Labeling? Frank Newport Gallup http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/25382591 Religion Trends in the U.S. Greg Smith […]

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    How Long Do You Want To Live?

    With falling birthrates and rising life expectancies, the U.S. population is rapidly aging. Research aimed at unlocking the secrets of aging is underway at universities and corporate labs, and some biomedical researchers think future medical treatments might be able to slow, stop or reverse the aging process and allow people to live decades longer than […]

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    Americans’ Reading Habits Over Time

    Explore the changes in Americans’ reading habits, from decreases in printed books to rises in e-books, over time in this interactive.