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A team of non-partisan social scientists bringing data to discussions about controversial issues. Questions? Send us an email: [email protected].
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New Report: Americans are identifying as mentally ill without symptoms of mental illness š§µ (1/4) Drawing from a large, nationally representative sample, we find: --Around 3 in 4 GenZ and Millennial women, and 3 in 4 GenZ and Millennial liberals, believe āmental health
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~ 1 in 3 Americans identifying as "very liberal" have severed ties with friends AND family over politics. "Very liberals" cut ties with both friends and family at twice the rate of "liberals" and "very conservatives." "Very liberals" cut ties with both friends and family at
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~ 1 in 3 Americans identifying as "very liberal" have severed ties with friends AND family over politics. "Very liberals" cut ties with both friends and family at twice the rate of "liberals" and "very conservatives." "Very liberals" cut ties with both friends and family at
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Despite what you've learned from the news, in college, and on social media, no, white people did not invent slavery and, no, white people aren't uniquely shameful. (See charts below, citation here: https://t.co/R5EobyDwi7)
The difference, of course, is that whites did not......begin global slavery. "Slave" was one of the 1st ten or so written human words. White Europeans traded slaves when everyone did - via the Roman Trade (in other whites), Atlantic Trade, etc - but later on just DID take the
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Over half of those identifying as "very liberal," nearly half of African Americans, and just under a third of those with graduate or professional degrees believe "White people have more to be ashamed of than other racial groups." Data comes from our 2023 report, full report
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We're launching usage-based pricing today. Your most valuable data is trapped in formats you can't useāPDFs, images, documents, audio, etc. The future involves turning any unstructured input into structured data in <60 seconds with infrastructure that powers internal and
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We happen to agree with you about the transformative medical potential of AI, but most Americans don't. Around 2/3s of Americans, regardless of sex or generation, are "opposed to medical doctors using artificial intelligence to do their job." Male Boomers are the only group
Last year I was experiencing three extremely unusual symptoms that, when occurring together, almost always are caused by a particular serious disorder that can result in immediate disability. Before even ordering blood and imaging tests, my physician prescribed a medication
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Our latest report provides some of the first, clear, evidence that many Americans are identifying as mentally ill without symptoms of mental illness. Full report here: https://t.co/ZMNJKhM7gL
As a professor, I have taught some genuinely disabled students who needed special accommodations for the opportunity to learn. But most of my officially ādisabledā students have had no obvious disability at all. Some years ago, I had a student entitled to extra time on tests. Yet
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Our latest report provides some of the first, clear, evidence that many Americans are identifying as mentally ill without symptoms of mental illness. Full report here: https://t.co/ZMNJKhM7gL
As a professor, I have taught some genuinely disabled students who needed special accommodations for the opportunity to learn. But most of my officially ādisabledā students have had no obvious disability at all. Some years ago, I had a student entitled to extra time on tests. Yet
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We happen to agree with you about the transformative medical potential of AI, but most Americans don't. Around 2/3s of Americans, regardless of sex or generation, are "opposed to medical doctors using artificial intelligence to do their job." Male Boomers are the only group
Last year I was experiencing three extremely unusual symptoms that, when occurring together, almost always are caused by a particular serious disorder that can result in immediate disability. Before even ordering blood and imaging tests, my physician prescribed a medication
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In anticipation of our next report, "Education in America," here are two interesting findings: --Political conservatives (regardless of educational attainment) are more likely than liberals to believe, "University professors should only teach material that directly prepares
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A very important finding from our recent report on political violence, with significant implications. Given that many university professors chronically describe American society in terms of "oppression," "bigotry," "white supremacy," "patriarchy," and so on, we should not be
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New survey reveals 1 in 3 younger Americans support political violence, with highest rates among very liberal respondents and those with graduate degrees. 53% of Black GenZ expressed agreement that...
The highly educated are the most supportive of political violence
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Of note for people interested in polarizationānew data indicate significant support for political violence, especially among young Americans (1 in 3) ā¦@SkepResCenterā©
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The 2025 American Political Perspectives Survey approximates a representative (by age, race, sex and educational attainment) sample of American adults. 3,000 responses were collected between August...
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In anticipation of our next report, "Education in America," here are two interesting findings: --Political conservatives (regardless of educational attainment) are more likely than liberals to believe, "University professors should only teach material that directly prepares
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Another failure of the educational system, with untold implications. From our 2024 survey of ~3000 American adults:
Over 1/3 of white women in America, and over 2/3s of black women, believe "white people invented slavery." 55% of Millennial liberals believe "white people invented slavery." These data are from our latest representative study of Americans, conducted in Fall of last year. More
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