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reportSep 18, 2007

Online Worlds and Screen Time

Social networks for younger kids – Are online communities and avatar-based social worlds encouraging obesity?
reportSep 13, 2007

OMG Carl Kasell Wants to Be My Friend!?

I logged into my Facebook account the other day to check on something, and I flicked over to my friend requests page after noticing that there was a new one. It was (allegedly) from Carl Kasell, NPR radio personality.
reportSep 12, 2007

Perceptions of Safety in Social Networks

On Monday, an interview I did with Lexi Ramage of Youth Voices on social networks and perceptions of safety aired
reportSep 12, 2007

A Half Century After It First Appeared on the Dollar Bill, “In God We Trust” Still Stirs Opposition

by David Masci, Senior Research Fellow Oct. 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the appearance of “In God We Trust” on the paper currency of the United States. The phrase, which is the nation’s official motto as well, has been caught in a broader debate over just how high the wall separating church and state […]
reportSep 7, 2007

Internet Addiction in China

Internet addiction in China has been described as a “severe social problem that could threaten the nation’s future.”
reportSep 6, 2007

What Could Convince Americans to Stay the Course in Iraq?

No question looms larger on the national scene than how Americans will react to the progress reported by Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker when they testify before Congress next week. A look at the course of opinions about the Iraq conflict over the past few years suggests that two crucial […]
reportSep 5, 2007

What Could Convince Americans to Stay the Course in Iraq?

A look at the course of opinions about the Iraq war over the past few years suggests that two crucial but opposing factors in U.S. thinking will likely shape the public’s response to the Petraeus report.
reportAug 28, 2007

Along the Iraq-Vietnam Parallel
reportAug 28, 2007

Along the Iraq-Vietnam Parallel

To many observers the most obvious parallel between the two conflicts is that, after early public support, disillusionment mounted as hostilities dragged on. But while the overall trajectory is similar, an important political difference distinguishes public attitudes toward the two wars.
reportAug 21, 2007

How Gender Influences Health Searches

Now proven beyond a reasonable doubt: Women are more likely than men to look for health information online.

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A Half Century After It First Appeared on the Dollar Bill, “In God We Trust” Still Stirs Opposition

Internet Addiction in China

What Could Convince Americans to Stay the Course in Iraq?

What Could Convince Americans to Stay the Course in Iraq?

Along the Iraq-Vietnam Parallel

Along the Iraq-Vietnam Parallel

How Gender Influences Health Searches

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