A Quiet Week for Results, a Loud One for Questions

The Weekly Pulse · week ending 2026-08-02

No poll crossed the finish line with verified results this week, but the site added 112 new questions worth watching. Here's what's still open.

Midterm motivation

With November on the horizon, we asked how motivated voters are to show up. The tallies aren't in yet, so consider this a placeholder for later. See the live results →

AI or a human on the phone

Would you rather have a customer-service problem solved by an algorithm or a person? The jury's still out, and we suspect opinions run strong. See the live results →

Big purchases, bigger hesitation

Prices and interest rates being what they are, we asked whether a major purchase is on the cards this year. No verdict yet. See the live results →

New place or old favorite

For the next vacation: chart new territory or return to somewhere reliable? Voting is ongoing. See the live results →

How fast you fall asleep

A lighter one to close on—how quickly do you drift off once you're in bed? Results pending, presumably from the awake among us. See the live results →

If any of these are still open, your vote is welcome whenever you get to it.

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A Quiet Week for Results, a Loud One for Questions — The Weekly Pulse