Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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Internet and Technology

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    Disability in the Digital Age

    A detailed look at people living with disability in the U.S. — their demographic profile, technology status, and use of the internet for health information.

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    Mobile Phone Problems

    Telemarketing calls and spam texts are realities for most cell phone users. Smartphone owners are particularly likely to report dropped phone calls and slow download speeds.

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    The Future of Higher Education

    Experts expect more-efficient collaborative environments and new grading schemes; they worry about massive online courses, the shift away from on-campus life

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    The Future of Higher Education

    Experts expect more-efficient collaborative environments and new grading schemes; they worry about massive online courses, the shift away from on-campus life

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    Internet Use and Home Broadband Connections

    According to our April 2012 survey, 82% of American adults use the internet and 66% have a high-speed broadband connection at home. Here’s a closer look at internet use versus broadband use by various demographic groups.

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    The State of New Media and HIV

    At the 19th International AIDS Conference, Susannah Fox shared a social history of the internet – our national story and her grandmother’s story.

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    The Future of Big Data

    Experts say new forms of information analysis will help people be more nimble and adaptive, but worry over humans’ capacity to understand and use these new tools well

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    The Future of Big Data

    While many see promise in the future of data analysis, some fear that work with gigantic stores of information could lead to privacy abuses and mistaken forecasts