Public Views About Science in the United States
This roundup of findings shows public views about science-related issues and the role of science in U.S. society.
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This roundup of findings shows public views about science-related issues and the role of science in U.S. society.
This roundup of findings shows public views about science-related issues and the role of science in Czech society.
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The public is sharply divided by party, even as most support international cooperation and large majorities say it is important that the U.S. is respected around the world.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
Twenty years ago this month, the U.S. launched a major invasion of Iraq. President George W. Bush and his administration at first drew broad public support for the use of military force. Yet the campaign soon left Americans deeply divided, and by 2019, 62% said the Iraq War was not worth fighting.
Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive “metaverse.” They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry that current online problems may be magnified if Web3 development is led by those who built today’s dominant web platforms.
Among Republicans, support for increasing reliance on solar power is down from 84% last year to 73% today.
The difference between the earnings of men and women has barely closed in the United States in the past two decades. This gap persists even as women today are more likely than men to have graduated from college, suggesting other factors are at play such as parenthood and other family needs.