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    Chapter 3: Attitudes and Beliefs on Science and Technology Topics

    Citizens and scientists often see science-related topics issues through different sets of eyes. This is hardly a new reality, but there are particularly stark differences across the board in these surveys. The largest differences are found in beliefs about the safety of eating genetically modified foods. Fully 88% of AAAS scientists say it is generally […]

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    Chapter 3: Attitudes and Beliefs on Science and Technology Topics

    Citizens and scientists often see science-related topics issues through different sets of eyes. This is hardly a new reality, but there are particularly stark differences across the board in these surveys. The largest differences are found in beliefs about the safety of eating genetically modified foods. Fully 88% of AAAS scientists say it is generally […]

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    Chapter 3: Video Games Are Key Elements in Friendships for Many Boys

    Video games[8. numoffset=”8″ Unless otherwise noted, in this report we use the term video games to encompass all types of gameplay on computers, consoles, tablets or phones.] and gameplay are pervasive in the lives of most American teens – and for boys in particular, video games serve as a major venue for the creation and […]

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    5 key findings on what Americans and scientists think about science

    Scientific innovation and discovery touches all aspects of American life, from medical care to the food we eat and the technologies we rely on in our daily activities. Here are five takeaways from our new report, drawing on surveys of both scientists and the general public.

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    A Different Look at Generations and Partisanship

    Survey Report Over the past decade, there has been a pronounced age gap in American politics. Younger Americans have been the Democratic Party’s strongest supporters in both vote preferences  and partisanship, while older Americans have been the most reliably Republican. The Pew Research Center’s report earlier this month on partisan identification found that 51% of […]

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    Investigative Journalists’ Perceptions About the Surveillance Climate

    About two-thirds of IRE journalists (64%) believe that the U.S. government probably has collected data about their own phone calls, emails or online communications. This perception is especially prevalent among those who cover national security, foreign affairs or the federal government. Fully 71% of this group says the government has likely collected this data. Eight-in-ten […]

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    Introduction

    Edward Snowden’s release of internal National Security Agency documents in June 2013 has catapulted government surveillance issues and privacy policy questions to a new level of national and scholarly discourse. The documents Snowden leaked about the NSA suggest that large American information technology companies are compelled to share data with the government about foreign individuals […]

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    Chapter 1: Pew Research Center Initiative on Science and Society

    About the General Public and AAAS Scientist Surveys The general public survey was conducted August 15-25, 2014, by landline and cellular telephone, among a nationally representative sample of 2,002 adults. The survey tracks public attitudes about science in society and maps the contours of opinion on a wide range of issues within the domain of […]