Adopting a targeted, multi-pass reading approach to research studies can help you efficiently locate and extract the information you’re looking for while identifying potential limitations. Reading a ...

Conscious experience is central to human life, yet the processes underlying its emergence remain among the most debated questions in behavioral ...

Modern drug approvals are increasingly granted through accelerated pathways, often based on surrogate endpoints rather than long-term outcomes. While this ...

Many questions in the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) previously were asked in the 2007 and 2014 landscape studies. Measuring change over time on these questions is one key goal of the new RLS ...

Scientists work with many different limitations. First and foremost, they navigate informational limitations, work around knowledge gaps when designing studies, formulating hypotheses, and analyzing ...

Researchers led a study in which they surveyed people on their views about a controversial topic, in this case, physician-assisted suicide. Participants then randomly red either a personal testimonial ...

Medical research shapes healthcare every day, but not all studies are created equal. Knowing the differences can help you feel more confident reading health information online and understanding what ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic ...

Meanwhile, the consequences of misinformation are only getting higher: People are using generative AI (gen AI) tools like ChatGPT to create fake research. A recent study published in the Harvard ...