I just ran across a study by Generations on Line (www.generationsonline.org) that ranks the order of interest by older Americans in certain subjects. Its demoralizing. Science doesn’t ever show up as a blip. Here is the principal table.

Generations on Line Search Term Report Oct '06-Oct '07
Ranking Category Percentage
(N=16,486)
1 Entertainment 13.6
2 Religion 10.7
3 Arts/Culture 10.2
4 News 7.4
5 Names 7.2
6 Medical 6.6
7 Retail items/stores 6.2
8 Travel 5.8
9 Sports/gambling 5.4
10 Genealogy 3.6
11 Insurance 3.2
12 Animals/Nature 2.6
13 Education/Employment 2.5
14 Food/Wine/Restaurants 2.1
15 Government/Political 2.1
16 Finance 1.7
17 Vehicles 1.6
18 Housing 1.4
19 Sex/sex information 0.9
20 Seniors 0.7
21 Photos/Yearbook Photos 0.7
22 Geography 0.6
23 Volunteering 0.2
Other 3.0
Total 100.5

The only hope is that the catagory 'other' has a large percentage of people like you and I in it.

What do you think?