Internet and Technology Archives

short readsAug 14, 2015

Why the former USSR has far fewer men than women

This region in Eastern Europe has been predominately female since at least WWII.
short readsAug 11, 2015

Amid debate over labeling GM foods, most Americans believe they’re unsafe

The debate over the safety of genetically modified foods has put state lawmakers who favor requiring labeling of these products at odds with counterparts in Congress who oppose it. Americans’ concerns about GM foods are providing the backdrop: A majority of them believe such foods are generally unsafe to eat.
short readsAug 6, 2015

6 takeaways about teen friendships in the digital age

Our latest report focuses on how teens develop and sustain friendships in the digital age, including where they meet, communicate and spend time with friends.
reportAug 6, 2015

Teens, Technology and Friendships

American teens don’t just make friends in the schoolyard or neighborhood — many are finding new friends online. Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact.
short readsAug 3, 2015

Partisans differ sharply on power plant emissions limits, climate change

Overall, a majority of Americans support stricter limits on power plant emissions, but as with climate change, the views of Democrats differ markedly from those of Republicans.
reportJul 27, 2015

Methodology

This analysis of internet usage is based on a compilation of 98 surveys and over 229,000 interviews among the general public conducted by the Pew Research Center from March 2000 to May 2015. These surveys are combined, allowing for comparisons of trends among different demographic groups across years. Yearly totals are calculated by combining all […]
reportJul 23, 2015

About the Survey

The survey was conducted online with a random sample of 3,748 U.S.-based members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from Sept. 11, 2014, to Oct. 13, 2014. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, and includes members from all scientific fields. Founded in 1848, AAAS publishes Science, one of the […]
reportJul 23, 2015

About this Report

This report is based on a survey of U.S. members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to scientific inquiry. The report explores the degree to which there is variation in views about science-related topics among surveyed AAAS members depending on their discipline, education, employment […]
reportJul 23, 2015

Characteristics of the Sample

AAAS is the largest multidisciplinary scientific society in the world. Those eligible to participate in this survey reflect a broad definition of the professionally engaged scientific community in the U.S. They come from a range of disciplines and backgrounds, with about half identifying their primary specialty area in the biomedical disciplines. They are about evenly […]
reportJul 23, 2015

Elaborating on the Views of AAAS Scientists, Issue by Issue

The following material covers the various views of subsets of AAAS members on each of the 13 issues that were highlighted in our original report about the gaps between scientists and citizens. Climate Change There are wide differences between the general public and AAAS scientists overall when it comes to beliefs about climate change. Fully […]