š Brazil will win the World Cup - or so say our Zeitgeist respondents. 25% think the SeleĆ§Ć£o will win, putting them well clear of the next favorite, Argentina (10%).
š„“ The number of Americans who experience motion sickness is up 34% year-on-year. Our research supports the anecdotal evidence that dizziness can persist after Covid infection, and that taking transport again after lockdowns can be hard for the body to adjust to. Alternatively, blame Phoebe Bridgers.
š 55% say memes help them process certain emotions. Memes arenāt frivolous ā thereās a growing body of research that shows how important they were in keeping people positive during the pandemic (and other times of crisis). Thanks, internet.
š While Bitcoinās price continues to fall from the $69,000 high of November 2021, adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to rise in the US. Over one in ten Americans are now invested in crypto assets, a 22% year-on-year increase.
š° 2022 is the worst year on record for school shootings in the US, and Americansā concern about both gun violence and gun regulations are the highest theyāve been since we started tracking them in 2020.
š Milky Way is the UKās least favorite chocolate in the Celebrations tub. For all the political upheaval in the last few years, nothingās divided Brits like the topic of which miniature chocolate should be dropped from the festive favorites. Mars has earmarked Bounty for the chop, but the coconut-filled bar is only the nationās second-least favorite.