Majorities across 20 publics say government investments in scientific research are worthwhile; most also express at least some confidence in scientists to do what is right.
Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today. This blog post is part of a series that explores the role of social media in politics in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. Other posts in this series:
Most U.S. adults on Twitter post only rarely. But a small share of highly active users, most of whom are Democrats, produce the vast majority of tweets.
Pew Research Center’s director of science and society research, Cary Funk, shares survey results on how the public perceives scientists on the Pew Charitable Trusts’ After the Fact podcast.
The share of Americans who would definitely or probably get a COVID-19 vaccine if one was available to them today.
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