Americans support incentives for electric vehicles but are divided over buying one themselves
Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.
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Teacher survey methodology The data in this report comes from a self-administered web survey of K-12 public school teachers in the United States. It was conducted online in English from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14, 2023. Out of 6,357 teachers who were sampled, 191 were screened out as no longer eligible. A total of 2,531 […]
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The Future of Digital Spaces and Their Role in Democracy
Many experts say public online spaces will significantly improve by 2035 if reformers, big technology firms, governments and activists tackle the problems created by misinformation, disinformation and toxic discourse. Others expect continuing troubles as digital tools and forums are used to exploit people’s frailties, stoke their rage and drive them apart.
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Global population projected to exceed 8 billion in 2022; half live in just seven countries
China has the world’s largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year.
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2. Expert essays on metaverse possibilities
The experts’ answers to our questions about the future of the metaverse that are reported in this section are somewhat longer than those in the previous section, and they often have a more panoramic perspective. ‘It will be even more difficult to separate the “real world” from the manifold mirror worlds we will be engaged […]
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Key facts as India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country
India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than doubled since 1950.
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How we review code at Pew Research Center
As part of our quality control process, we review code with a series of interim reviews during a project and a formalized code check at the end.
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4. The metaverse will fully emerge as its advocates predict
About half of these expert respondents supported the idea that the metaverse will be a fully-immersive aspect of daily life for many by 2040. Many who expect augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) to advance substantially predicted those advances will come from a natural evolution of the current innovations that are […]
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2. What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines
More than two years after the COVID-19 vaccines were widely available for adults in the United States, Americans provide mixed assessments of the value and potential risks of these vaccines. Overall, a majority of Americans believe the benefits of the coronavirus vaccines outweigh the risks and tend to align with the idea that COVID-19 vaccines […]
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Religious ‘switching’ patterns will help determine Christianity’s course in U.S.
Whether the U.S. will continue to have a Christian majority in 2070 will depend on many factors, including religious “switching.”
