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    Wide Partisan Divide Over Global Warming

    A majority of Americans say the earth is warming, but far fewer than said so in 2006. The decline has come mostly from Republicans, and very few Tea Party supporters say there is solid evidence of global warming. Also, the public is divided on the question of whether scientists themselves agree that the earth is warming.

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    Online Health Seeking: How Social Networks Can Be Healing Communities

    This keynote will explore the Pew Internet Project’s latest findings on health searches and sharing on the internet and smart phones, as well as how digital technologies allow patient-centered communities to emerge and give care to those who are s…

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    Lessons Learned: Online Patient Communities

    Susannah Fox participated in a discussion of how the maturation of online social networks, patient communities, and patient blogs affects health and health care.

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    Mobile Health 2010

    The online health-information environment is going mobile, particularly among younger adults.

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    What do other countries think about climate change?

    Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

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    Building a Research Agenda for Participatory Medicine

    Spot the opportunity: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. Nearly half of American adults use online social network sites. Networks magnify whatever they are seeded with, for good or for ill.

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    Behavior Change, Health 2.0, and the Unmentionables

    Susannah Fox will guide a discussion of a combination of tools, content, and community changes that factor into health improvement. But what actually drives behavior change? And are we even asking the right questions?

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    Chronic Disease in the Internet Age

    People living with chronic disease are among the least likely to have internet access, yet once online they often dive deeply into gathering, sharing, and creating health information.

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    Brazilians Upbeat About Their Country, Despite Its Problems

    Brazilians are relatively upbeat about the state of their country, although they still see serious challenges, including illegal drugs, crime and political corruption. And Brazilians are confident about their country’s place in the world: most say Brazil already is or will eventually be one of the world’s leading powers.