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I just read an article about a Google report stating there is a huge spike in searches for Stargazing.
If you don't want to go to the site, one of the sadly funny parts of the article is regarding a survey of 3,000 British adults conducted by 3GEM Research and Insights. Some statistics:
Over half (61%) of Brits do not know that our Galaxy is called the Milky Way.
17% think the galaxy is called “Earth”.
A fifth of Brits (20%) believe the Sun is a planet.
I have no idea if Americans would fare any better and considering my experiences at Powell, I would say probably not.
If you read the entire article, though, there is some good news as well so take the above with a block of salt.
Anyway, here's the link to the article. Yes, the following link is safe, it takes you to Forbes online magazine. It's not very long, but it is peppered with ads so either have an ad-blocker running or be prepared to scroll.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/04/23/hey-google-is-the-sun-a-star-or-a-planet-google-reports-huge-spike-in-searches-for-stargazing/#2c166e7b3e74
If you don't want to go to the site, one of the sadly funny parts of the article is regarding a survey of 3,000 British adults conducted by 3GEM Research and Insights. Some statistics:
Over half (61%) of Brits do not know that our Galaxy is called the Milky Way.
17% think the galaxy is called “Earth”.
A fifth of Brits (20%) believe the Sun is a planet.
I have no idea if Americans would fare any better and considering my experiences at Powell, I would say probably not.
If you read the entire article, though, there is some good news as well so take the above with a block of salt.
Anyway, here's the link to the article. Yes, the following link is safe, it takes you to Forbes online magazine. It's not very long, but it is peppered with ads so either have an ad-blocker running or be prepared to scroll.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/04/23/hey-google-is-the-sun-a-star-or-a-planet-google-reports-huge-spike-in-searches-for-stargazing/#2c166e7b3e74
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