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    U.S. Protestants Are Not Defined by Reformation-Era Controversies 500 Years Later

    Five hundred years after the start of the Protestant Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. Protestants are not united about – and in some cases, are not even aware of – some of the controversies that were central to the historical schism between Protestantism and Catholicism.

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    Theme 6: Notable numbers will disconnect

    Some 15% of these respondents are not at all confident that the Internet of Things will be safe enough to command trust among users. They argue that a number of the problems mentioned elsewhere in this report will be severe enough that some people will retreat from super-connected life. They particularly stress how key systems […]

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    2. The financial well-being of income tiers varies across countries, and is evolving differently

    The financial well-being of lower-, middle- and upper-income tiers varies significantly across the selected Western European countries and the U.S. There are also notable differences in how the disposable incomes of the three economic tiers have changed over time. Households in some countries, such as Ireland, experienced sizable gains in their standard of living, but […]

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    Theme 4: Training and learning systems will not meet 21st‑century needs by 2026

    Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center have asked questions that relate to learning in several earlier canvassings in the “Future of the Internet” series. The first was in 2004. In that study, 59% agreed and only 15% disagreed that the following scenario was likely by 2014: “Enabled by information technologies, the […]

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    Theme 2: Good things lie ahead

    Many respondents to the canvassing pointed out that algorithms are already the backbone for most systems and it is quite evident they have been mostly of great benefit and will continue to improve every aspect of life. Their driving idea is that great things will be achieved thanks to recent and coming advances in algorithm-based […]

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    About this canvassing of experts

    The expert predictions reported here about the impact of the internet over the next 10 years came in response to one of eight questions asked by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center in an online canvassing conducted from July 1 to Aug. 12, 2016. This is the seventh “Future of […]

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    2. How the public reacted on Facebook

    Politicians are increasingly turning to social media to engage directly with their constituents and other members of the public. Unlike press releases, where audience feedback is indirect and difficult to measure, Facebook enables people to react directly to what members of Congress say in the form of likes, comments and shares, providing an easily accessible […]