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Commuters wait on the platform shrouded by fog in London

Climate change not man-made, say majority of Britons: poll

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (16) | comments 46

Less than half of Britons believes that human activity is to blame for global warming, according to a poll carried out for The Times newspaper and published on Saturday.


Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?

Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dan Schnur, director of the College's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, analyzes the findings from the first of six USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences/Los Angeles Times statewide ...


Presidential primary 2008 polls: What went wrong

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

University of Michigan survey experts working with the American Association for Public Opinion Research have identified several reasons polls picked the wrong winners in the 2008 Presidential Primary.


Survey: Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows.


New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food.


Elections study: Voters like fresh faces at polling places

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 28, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows counties can boost voters' trust in elections by making an investment in the human side of elections by recruiting new poll workers.


Reduce carbon footprint or find more energy sources? Americans want to do both, poll finds

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With gas prices topping $4 a gallon and the prospect of record-high heating costs this winter, Americans say they're driving less and cutting their electricity use to save money and improve the environment.