"Incurious" is Nowhere to be Seen
Carpetbagger Report points out a kind of fun result in an ongoing Pew survey (pdf). Since early February 2004, Pew has been asking people for a single word that best describes President Bush. In Feb-04, the top words were:
You get the vibes, right?
And of course, you know where this is going.
By July 2005, "incompetent" had risen to second place, and some other modern favorites were rising in the charts:
Yeah, a mixed result there, no doubt.
In February 2007, that is, last month, these were the top ten:
When you've got an incompetent, arrogant, honest, good idiot leader with integrity, who's strong and stupid ... you got Trouble with a capital T.
Just interesting how things pop out of the data. I'm glad they ask this question (even though my favorite didn't make the list).
Honest
Fair
Leader
Liar (woops -- people knew in 2004?)
Arrogant
Strong
Excellent
Good
Christian
Integrity
You get the vibes, right?
And of course, you know where this is going.
By July 2005, "incompetent" had risen to second place, and some other modern favorites were rising in the charts:
Honest
Incompetent
Arrogant
Good
Integrity
Determined
Liar
Stupid
Idiot
Strong
Yeah, a mixed result there, no doubt.
In February 2007, that is, last month, these were the top ten:
Incompetent
Arrogant
Honest
Good
Idiot
Integrity
Leader
Strong
Stupid
Ignorant
When you've got an incompetent, arrogant, honest, good idiot leader with integrity, who's strong and stupid ... you got Trouble with a capital T.
Just interesting how things pop out of the data. I'm glad they ask this question (even though my favorite didn't make the list).
posted by JimK at 10:26 AM
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People in the U.S. know more about basic science today than they did two decades ago.
In 1988 only about 10 percent knew enough about science to understand reports in major newspapers, a figure that grew to 28 percent by 2005, according to Jon D. Miller, a Michigan State University professor. He presented his findings Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The improvement largely reflects the requirement that all college students have at least some science courses, Miller said. This way, they can better keep up with new developments through the media.
In addition, these researchers noted an increase in college students who report they are “unsure” about creationism as compared with evolution.
More recent generations know more factual material about science, said Carol Susan Losh, an associate professor at Florida State University.
Raymond Eve of the University of Texas at Arlington presented surveys of students at an unnamed Midwestern university.
The share that believed aliens had visited Earth fell from 25 percent in 1983 to 15 percent in 2006. There was also a decline in belief in “Bigfoot” and in whether psychics can predict the future.
There also has been a drop in the number of people who believe evolution correctly explains the development of life on Earth and an increase in those who believe mankind was created about 10,000 years ago.
Having taken college science courses was a strong positive influence, followed by overall education and informal science learning through the media. Having children at home also resulted in adults being more scientifically informed, he said.
"I would venture to guess that most gay men do not, or only rarely, engage in anal intercourse"
Anybody know if this is true? Any data available?
"On a very serious note, Ms. Turner, you say that the "curriculum...recommends that kids visit organizations that promote such sexual contact, and worse." Beware, Ms. Turner; you do not mention any organizations by name with such a scurrilous and false accusation, but if you do you are inviting a lawsuit for slander. Statements like this are not religious or moral opinions; they are hate speech."
Would it be fair to say, Robert, that gay advocacy organizations promote the idea that people should sexually express themselves in whatever way they feel inclined to?
Nice design of blog.
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