Dot Plot
A generalized form of the scatter plot, the dots can be placed in various coordinate systems.
Diversity in college admissions without considering race
For NYT’s The Upshot, Aatish Bhatia and Emily Badger model how colleges might…
Life Expectancy of Pets
When looking into getting a pet, it’s important to consider life expectancy. You probably don’t want to accidentally sign up for a twenty-year commitment with an impulse adoption at the pet store.
Are we back yet?
In 2020, our everyday routines shifted dramatically, but over the past few years, it's felt like things are getting back to where they were. How back are we?
When is Dinner, by State
These are the states that eat dinner the earliest and latest, along with everyone else in between.
Competitive hot dog eating requirements
Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, so gross to watch but impossible to…
How much AI will affect your job
Research by Edward W. Felten, Manav Raj, and Robert Seamans provides estimates for…
UC admission rates for California public and private high schools
For the San Francisco Chronicle, Nami Sumida shows admission rates at University of…
Shifts in time on the Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock is a metaphorical clock that symbolizes a catastrophic end to…
Happiness and Meaning in What We Do
There are things that make us happy. There are things where we find meaning in the everyday. What are the things that give us both?
Names that are more dog or more human
There appears to be a trend of using human names for pets. Alyssa…
Who pays for Twitter
Twitter Blue is a subscription service from Twitter that primarily provided premium features…
Estimating the condition of the economy
Measuring the condition of the economy is tricky, because there are many parts…
More friendships between rich and poor might mean less poverty
Recently published in Nature, research by Chetty, R., Jackson, M.O., Kuchler, T. et…
Commonness of Divorce in America
I wondered how common it is for someone to get a divorce. While I’ve touched on the topic before, I’ve never calculated it directly, so I gave it a go.
U.S. still the outlier for gun homicide rate
This chart from The New York Times, based on estimates from Our World…
A test for a potentially flawed study on randomness and age
In 2017, a study posited that human behavior complexity peaks at age 25…
Age of Moms When Kids are Born
It's a wide range, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
What People Spend Most of Their Money On, By Income Group, Relatively Speaking
More money on average means bigger houses, more expensive cars, and fancier restaurants. But what if you look at relative spending instead of total dollars?
