Pew Research Center
Trust in scientists nosedives post pandemic with deeper slide among Republicans
A new Pew Research Center survey finds the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect ...
Divide deepens in states over COVID mask and vaccination mandates
As the [COVID-19] crisis grinds toward its third lethal year, states have shown little letup in their approaches to the ...
Can artificial intelligence (AI) be ethically regulated?
Who has the responsibility to care about implementing ethical AI? Who might enforce ethical regimes once they are established? How? ...
60% of Americans now say they will get a vaccine. Who are they?
Overall, 60% of Americans say they would definitely or probably get a vaccine for the coronavirus, if one were available ...
48% of people globally say GM crops ‘unsafe to eat,’ Pew survey shows
A 20-public median of 48% say genetically modified, or GM, foods are unsafe to eat, while a much smaller median ...
Perception that US botched coronavirus response sends global reputation plummeting
As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many ...
Pew survey: 80% of churchgoers, including most Republicans, support masks and social distancing during services
U.S. adults overwhelmingly say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large ...
Pew poll: 1-in-4 Americans believe ‘powerful people planted COVID-19’
[A] conspiracy theory circulating widely online… alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak. And a quarter of U.S. adults see at ...
51% of Americans say GMO-derived food is unhealthy, 59% know very little about it, Pew survey shows
Americans have mixed views about genetically modified foods (GMOs) and their implications for society. About half of U.S. adults (51%) ...
Pew survey: Americans science literacy ‘mixed’, partisanship drives many viewpoints
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that many Americans can answer at least some questions about science concepts...The survey, ...
Organic farming in US doubles as organic food sales reach $7.6 billion annually
There were more than 14,000 certified organic farms in the United States in 2016, according to the latest available data ...
Americans more skeptical of GMOs now than in 2016, Pew report shows
Americans are closely divided over whether genetically modified foods are worse for one’s health than foods that are not genetically ...
Millennials favor organic foods with their minds, not their wallets
There are many divides among Americans when it comes to their views and practices about food, but one of the ...
Human enhancement revolution: Science and ethics in precarious balance
Human enhancement is at least as old as human civilization. Up to this point in history, however, most biomedical interventions, ...
Surveys show scientifically literate less likely to fear GMOs
The debate over GMO safety has come to Congress. Americans’ concerns about GM foods are providing the backdrop: A majority of ...
Fewer US citizens see stem cell research and IVF as moral issues
Regardless of their views about the legality of abortion, most Americans think that having an abortion is a moral issue ...
