What’s at stake in the 2020 census?

The 2020 census is the first to be online, but controversies around who's counted and how could throw off the count and put vulnerable people at risk.

Amanda Wicks-NYU • futurity
Dec. 11, 2019 ~8 min

Americans would rather drive than commute in self-driving cars

A survey of Americans' ideas about commuting in self-driving cars suggests that their perceived higher cost could mean people would rather drive themselves.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Sept. 20, 2019 ~4 min


Marijuana use on campus hits 35-year high

Use of marijuana among college students climbed sharply from 2017 and 2018, researchers say, as did their vaping of marijuana and of nicotine.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 5, 2019 ~9 min

Harvard astronomer shows exoplanet has no atmosphere

Led by Laura Kreidberg, a Clay Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, a new study shows that LHS 3844b, a terrestrial exoplanet orbiting a small sun 48.6 light-years away, has no detectable atmosphere

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Aug. 20, 2019 ~4 min

Nope, ‘environmentally friendly’ cigarettes aren’t healthy

"Marketing language that obscures these health harms, even indirectly through questionable pro-environment claims, ought to be prohibited."

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~6 min

Most Americans say OK to compensating kidney donors

"This group is essentially saying, 'I don't like giving compensation to kidney donors, but if you tell me it can save a lot of lives, then I'm for it.'"

Patrick Ercolano-JHU • futurity
July 16, 2019 ~5 min

Older Americans fear dementia, but don’t talk to their doc

Though older Americans say they're scared of developing dementia, many haven't brought it up with their doctor, a survey finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
May 16, 2019 ~7 min

Trust isn’t simple when it comes to the government

Do you trust the government? New research digs deeper than previous gauges to understand what people really think.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
May 16, 2019 ~4 min


Question format is key to finding real climate beliefs

"If we can't accurately measure those beliefs, we may be under- or overestimating their support for different solutions."

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
May 15, 2019 ~7 min

This common survey format needs some testing

You've surely answered whether you "strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree." That's the Likert Scale and it needs refinement.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
April 25, 2019 ~5 min

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