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reportJul 26, 2016

U.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human Abilities

Americans are more worried than enthusiastic about using gene editing, brain chip implants and synthetic blood to change human capabilities
reportJul 26, 2016

American Voices on Ways Human Enhancement Could Shape Our Future

Focus group participants discuss biomedical developments that could boost the performance of people’s bodies and brains
data essayJul 26, 2016

Human Enhancement

The scientific and ethical dimensions of striving for perfection
reportJul 8, 2016

Methodology

This report is drawn from a survey conducted as part of the American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults living in households, created by Pew Research Center. Respondents who self-identify as internet users and who provided an email address participate in the panel via monthly self-administered web surveys, and […]
reportJul 8, 2016

Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Primary researchers Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science and Technology Research Cary Funk, Associate Director, Research Meg Hefferon, Research Assistant Brian Kennedy, Research Associate Research team Courtney Kennedy, Director, Survey Research […]
reportJul 8, 2016

Half of Americans Say Threats From Infectious Diseases Are Growing

The rise of the Zika virus has caught public attention, and people are particularly worried about its threat to pregnant women
reportDec 11, 2015

Methodology

The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults living in households. Respondents who self-identify as internet users (representing 89% of U.S. adults) participate in the panel via monthly self-administered web surveys, and those who do not use the internet participate via telephone or […]
reportDec 11, 2015

Acknowledgements

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at: www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/science Primary Researchers Brian Kennedy, Research Associate Cary Funk, Associate Director, Research Research team Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science and Technology Scott Keeter, Director, Survey Research Kyley McGeeney, Research Methodologist Jeffrey Gottfried, […]
reportDec 11, 2015

2. Personality and interest in science, health topics

Beyond demographic differences, there is also an association between personality traits and interest in science and technology topics. In particular, Americans with a tendency to be open to new experiences, regardless of other characteristics, tend to express more interest in science and technology topics. There is a long history of attention to personality differences in […]
reportDec 11, 2015

1. Public interest in science, health and other topics

Most Americans express a broad interest in health and medicine, as well as in science and technology along with other topics. Seven-in-ten adults (70%) say they are interested in health and medicine, more than any other of the nine topics asked about in the survey. Large shares also say they are interested in local events […]