Internet and Technology

reportJul 11, 2017

Online Harassment 2017

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment, and 62% consider it a major problem.
short readsJun 28, 2017

10 facts about smartphones as the iPhone turns 10

As the iPhone turns 10 years old this week, take a look back at the broader story about the ways mobile devices have changed how people interact.
presentationJun 27, 2017

U.S. Public Trust in Science and Scientists

Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology, presented findings about Americans’ trust in scientists at the Aspen Ideas Festival, on June 27. He was part of a section of the Festival called, “The Genetic Revolution, Unintended Consequences, and the Public Trust.”
short readsJun 21, 2017

Millennials are the most likely generation of Americans to use public libraries

About half of U.S. Millennials have visited a public library or bookmobile in the past year.
short readsJun 16, 2017

Q&A: Pew Research Center’s president on key issues in U.S. polling

Read a Q&A with Michael Dimock, president of Pew Research Center, on recent developments in public opinion polling and what lies ahead.
presentationJun 15, 2017

Education in the age of fake news and disputed facts

Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, described the Center’s research about public views related to facts and trust after the 2016 election at UPCEA’s “Summit on Online Leadership.”
short readsJun 12, 2017

Growth in mobile news use driven by older adults

Roughly two-thirds of Americans ages 65 and older now get news on a mobile device (67%), a 24-percentage-point increase over the past year.
reportJun 6, 2017

Shareable quotes from experts on the future of the Internet of Things connectivity binge

Predictions from experts about online connectivity in the next decade, from @pewresearch and @ImagineInternet.
reportJun 6, 2017

The Internet of Things Connectivity Binge: What Are the Implications?

Despite broad concerns about cyberattacks, outages and privacy violations, most experts believe the Internet of Things will continue to expand successfully the next few years.
short readsJun 1, 2017

Trump’s nominees have already faced a large number of cloture votes

The president has been slow to nominate people to fill key posts, and most of those he has named have had to overcome the cloture hurdle before being confirmed.