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short readsMar 11, 2021

A majority of Americans expect it will be at least a year before life returns to the way it was before COVID-19

Just 9% of the public says it will be less than six months before most public activities operate about as they did before the outbreak.
short readsFeb 10, 2021

Unemployed Americans are feeling the emotional strain of job loss; most have considered changing occupations

About half of U.S. adults who are currently unemployed and are looking for a job are pessimistic about their prospects for future employment.
reportNov 18, 2021

3. Finding meaning in what one does

From work to travel to personal hobbies, people across the 17 publics surveyed draw meaning and fulfillment from the activities that make up their daily lives. This is particularly the case when it comes to people’s occupations and careers, which are a top-three source of meaning in many publics. People mention finding meaning in myriad […]
short readsMar 9, 2021

Black Americans stand out for their concern about COVID-19; 61% say they plan to get vaccinated or already have

81% of Black Americans consider the outbreak a major threat to public health and about half see it as a major threat to their personal health.
short readsMar 18, 2021

In the pandemic, India’s middle class shrinks and poverty spreads while China sees smaller changes

The course of the pandemic in India and China will have a substantial effect on changes in the distribution of income at the global level.
reportJun 30, 2022

The Metaverse in 2040

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.
reportFeb 22, 2021

4. Americans who mainly got news via social media knew less about politics and current events, heard more about some unproven stories

Beyond the differences in perceptions between partisans – and within parties based on people’s news sources – those who turn to social media as the most common way they get their political news stand out in some ways from those who get news from other pathways (news websites and apps; local, cable, and network TV; […]
short readsFeb 4, 2021

As the pandemic persisted, financial pressures became a bigger factor in why Americans decided to move

Recent pandemic migrants are more likely than those who moved earlier in the outbreak to have relocated due to financial stress.
reportFeb 24, 2023

3. Themes from those who expect tech will not be designed to allow humans to control key decision-making

The next two sections of this report include hundreds of additional comments from experts, organized under the six most common themes in these experts’ responses. The remarks of many of the experts already quoted in the earlier pages of this report also tie into these themes. This section covers the three themes that emerged among […]
reportFeb 7, 2022

4. Empowering individuals

A share of these expert respondents argued that a better digital sphere would empower individuals, granting them privacy and control over their data and improving their interactions with and access to government and health services, businesses and other entities. They also seek a world where the decisions people make about what information and which people […]

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Search results for: “covid-19”

A majority of Americans expect it will be at least a year before life returns to the way it was before COVID-19

3. Finding meaning in what one does

Black Americans stand out for their concern about COVID-19; 61% say they plan to get vaccinated or already have

The Metaverse in 2040

4. Americans who mainly got news via social media knew less about politics and current events, heard more about some unproven stories

3. Themes from those who expect tech will not be designed to allow humans to control key decision-making