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short readsFeb 12, 2020

Key findings about Americans’ confidence in science and their views on scientists’ role in society

Here is a roundup of key takeaways from our studies of U.S. public opinion about science issues and their effect on society.
reportNov 25, 2019

U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy

A majority of U.S. adults say they are taking at least some specific action in their daily lives to protect the environment, though Democrats and Republicans remain at ideological odds over the causes of climate change and the effects of policies to address it.
reportFeb 21, 2020

5. Tech will have mixed effects that are not possible to guess now

When asked about how people’s uses of technology will affect core aspects of democracy in the next decade about 18% of the experts responding to this canvassing said they will not affect much change in core aspects of democracy and democratic representation. Fred Baker, board member of the Internet Systems Consortium and longtime leader in […]
data essayJan 29, 2021

How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency

Donald Trump’s four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure unlike any other in the nation’s history.
reportJun 30, 2020

About this canvassing of experts

The expert predictions reported here about the impact of digital technologies on key aspects of democracy and democratic representation and likely social and civic innovation came in response to a set of questions asked by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center in an online canvassing conducted July 3-Aug. 5, 2019. This […]
short readsDec 3, 2019

U.S. Catholics less likely than Protestants to express confidence in advice from clergy

Catholics have less confidence in their clergy’s advice than Protestants – and are less likely to claim a close relationship with clergy.
reportSep 29, 2020

4. Publics express a mix of views on AI, childhood vaccines, food and space issues

Public attitudes about science-related issues are as varied as the science itself. People’s views about the effect of their government’s space program on society are generally positive, with many more saying it has mostly been a good than a bad thing for society. Public sentiment about developments in artificial intelligence (AI) is mixed; majorities in […]
short readsDec 13, 2019

19 striking findings from 2019

Every year, we publish hundreds of reports, blog posts, digital essays and other studies. Here are some of our most noteworthy findings from the past year.
short readsJan 15, 2020

Renewable energy is growing fast in the U.S., but fossil fuels still dominate

Solar and wind power use has grown rapidly in the past decade, but as of 2018 those sources accounted for under 4% of all energy used in the U.S.
short readsMay 6, 2020

Telework may save U.S. jobs in COVID-19 downturn, especially among college graduates

90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.

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Key findings about Americans’ confidence in science and their views on scientists’ role in society

U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy

5. Tech will have mixed effects that are not possible to guess now

How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency

About this canvassing of experts

U.S. Catholics less likely than Protestants to express confidence in advice from clergy

4. Publics express a mix of views on AI, childhood vaccines, food and space issues

Renewable energy is growing fast in the U.S., but fossil fuels still dominate

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