Mona Chalabi (328 entries)

Holy $&*#! The Pope And Accidental Cursing
British Teeth Aren’t That Bad (American Teeth Are Far Worse)
They’re Meaty Headlines, But There’s More Smoke Than Fire
The Smell of Data in the Morning
Internationally, Women Still Spend More Time Doing Chores
Internationally, Women Still Spend More Time Doing Chores
Sex, Drugs And Guns: America’s Underground Economies
The Quest to Count City-Dwelling Rats
Toilet Seat Covers: To Use or Not to Use
‘Data Is’ vs. ‘Data Are’
‘Data Is’ vs. ‘Data Are’
Sending Email Via Carrier Pigeon
An America Without Irish Immigrants
An America Without Irish Immigrants
A Belated Welcome to DataLab
Ocean Debris And the Search for the Malaysia Airlines Plane
Ocean Debris And the Search for the Malaysia Airlines Plane
The Fastest Rapper in the Game
The Fastest Rapper in the Game
Which Last Longer in America: Companies or Marriages?
Which Last Longer in America: Companies or Marriages?
Men Are More Likely to Live With Their Folks
Are American Teenagers Getting More Promiscuous?
Are American Teenagers Getting More Promiscuous?
‘WhatsAppitis’ And Other Modern Injuries
‘WhatsAppitis’ And Other Modern Injuries
Nate Silver on ‘The Daily Show’
Turning Dreams Into Data
The Murky State of E-Cigarette Research
Why the Trix Rabbit Looks Down on You
Why the Trix Rabbit Looks Down on You
The Gender Balance in Tech, in New York And Beyond
A Look at Journalists Killed, by Country
Oscar Pistorius Trial Puts a Spotlight on Crime in South Africa
Some Data For Equal Pay Day
The Incomplete Picture on Weapons Used in School Homicides
The Pubic Hair Preferences of the American Woman
The Pubic Hair Preferences of the American Woman
Where Atari’s ‘E.T.’ Ranks Among Video Game Flops
U.S. Tax Rates: The Big Picture
The Fluctuating Math Errors in Americans’ Tax Returns
Beards Are Less Attractive When They’re Everywhere
Beards Are Less Attractive When They’re Everywhere
How Violence Against Women in the U.K. Compares to Stats Across the World
2064: The Technology of the Future (Will We Still Be Waiting For Our Jetpacks?)
Trix Strikes Back
All the Presidents’ Grandchildren
Where the U.S. Gets Its Clothing, One Year After the Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Baby’s First Profanity
Baby’s First Profanity
Women’s Hips, And the Scientists Who Love Them
Americans Have Fewer Credit Cards And Less Debt
Credit Ratings And Violence
Three Leagues, 92 Teams And One Black Principal Owner
Condom Use, And Condom Confiscation
Americans’ Growing Love of Limes
How Often Are Executions Botched?
Some Tequila With That Lime?
Where Circumcision Rates Have Fallen
Where Circumcision Rates Have Fallen
Who’s Getting a Good Night’s Sleep?
Who’s Getting a Good Night’s Sleep?
Tactical Voting And Terrible Singers: Welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest
Ctrl + ← Pointless Meetings, Censorship And Other Stuff
Anti-Aging Solutions, And the Scientists Who Love Them
Kidnapping of Girls in Nigeria Is Part of a Worsening Problem (Updated)
Kidnapping of Girls in Nigeria Is Part of a Worsening Problem (Updated)
Would You Waterboard a Suspected Terrorist? Easy Answers to Difficult Questions.
Every Day, Your Mom Wasted 90 Minutes of Her Life On You, So Get Her a Present
Ctrl + ← ‘Friends,’ Film Critics And Rappers
Mapping Kidnappings in Nigeria (Updated)
Mapping Kidnappings in Nigeria (Updated)
American Generosity, State by State
American Generosity, State by State
Are Businesswomen With Short Hair a Cut Above the Rest?
Are Businesswomen With Short Hair a Cut Above the Rest?
Breaking Down the Young Billionaires Club
Breaking Down the Young Billionaires Club
Ctrl + ← Awkward Silences, the English and Mice
What Do McDonald’s Workers Really Make Per Hour?
Dear Mona, I’m 32 and Live With a Roommate, Am I Normal?
Dear Mona, I’m 32 and Live With a Roommate, Am I Normal?
Ctrl + ← Renting, Buying, Rookie Quarterbacks and Immigration
Dr. Wikipedia Isn’t So Smart, But Lots of People Are Visiting Her
The 100 Most-Edited Wikipedia Articles
The 100 Most-Edited Wikipedia Articles
Dear Mona, I Masturbate More Than Once a Day. Am I Normal?
Dear Mona, I Masturbate More Than Once a Day. Am I Normal?
Ctrl + ← Bars, Brits and Spelling Bees
The 100 Most-Used Emojis
The 100 Most-Used Emojis
Dear Mona: P.S. Do Single People Masturbate More?
Dear Mona: P.S. Do Single People Masturbate More?
Ctrl + ← The Alphabet, Deadly Diseases and NFL Waistlines
The Washington Post Misused the Data on Violence Against Women
Should World Cup Players Abstain From Sex in Brazil?
How Do the Huxtables, Our Favorite TV Family, Compare to the Average U.S. Family?
Dear Mona, I Don’t Want Children. Am I Normal?
Dear Mona, I Don’t Want Children. Am I Normal?
Ctrl + ← The World Cup, the World Cup And the World Cup
Why Women Don’t Cycle
Why Women Don’t Cycle
Dear Mona, I Still Buy CDs. Am I Normal?
Dear Mona, I Still Buy CDs. Am I Normal?
Ctrl + ← A Sticker Collector, America’s Center of Mass and Gooooooooals
Three Al Jazeera Journalists Join Egypt’s Growing Prison Population
The Cost to Taxpayers of Britain’s Phone-Hacking Trial
Dear Mona, I’ve Been in My Job For 3 Years. Am I Normal?
Dear Mona, I’ve Been in My Job For 3 Years. Am I Normal?
Ctrl + ← The Clintons, Cake And the Supreme Court
Ctrl + ← The Clintons, Cake And the Supreme Court
Ctrl + ← Edible Data, ‘Arrested Development’ And Wedding Costs
More Twins, Fewer Triplets
Ctrl + ← Kindergarten, Amtrak and Handsome Old Men
America’s Most Cosmopolitan Metropolises
Dear Mona, How Many Americans Go To Church Every Sunday Like I Do?
Dear Mona, How Many Americans Go To Church Every Sunday Like I Do?
Ctrl + ← Underwear, Cupcakes and ZIP Codes
How the Practice of Religion Has Changed (A Dear Mona Follow-up)
Dear Mona, How Many Couples Sleep in Separate Beds?
Dear Mona, How Many Couples Sleep in Separate Beds?
Ctrl + ← Drought, Darth Vader And Potato Salad
Why We Don’t Know The Size Of The Transgender Population
The Most Common Items Lost on New York City’s Transit System
The Most Common Items Lost on New York City’s Transit System
Dear Mona, How Many Kids Break A Bone?
Ctrl + ← Lacrosse Bros, Cats And The Tea Party
What’s The Best Age To Be?
What’s The Best Age To Be?
Dear Mona, How Many People Have Never Drunk Alcohol?
Dear Mona, How Many People Have Never Drunk Alcohol?
Ctrl + ← Ebola, Verbal Pauses And Prostitutes
Dear Mona Followup: Where Do People Drink The Most Beer, Wine And Spirits?
Dear Mona Followup: Where Do People Drink The Most Beer, Wine And Spirits?
Ctrl + ← Incongruous Police, Poverty And Poker
Will Iraq See Its First Peaceful Transition Of Power In ‘Modern History’?
Dear Mona, How Many Kids Have Trust Funds?
Dear Mona, How Many Kids Have Trust Funds?
Ctrl + ← Racial Segregation, 320 Phone Calls And Sleep
There Are Millions Of Michael Browns In America
A Dear Mona Follow-up: Who Inherits?
Ctrl + ← Texas, Toilets and Terror
American Kids Will Spend An Average Of 943 Hours In Elementary School This Year
What Cats And Dogs Are Swallowing
What Cats And Dogs Are Swallowing
Dear Mona, I Pee In The Shower. Am I Normal?
Dear Mona, I Pee In The Shower. Am I Normal?
Ctrl + ← Airline Legroom, The Fourth Down And Bad Umpires
Ctrl + ← Airline Legroom, The Fourth Down And Bad Umpires
How Long Most Parents Wait Between Children
How Long Most Parents Wait Between Children
Thousands Have Already Cast Their Votes In Scotland’s Independence Referendum
Dear Mona, How Often Should I Change My Socks?
Dear Mona, How Often Should I Change My Socks?
Ctrl + ← Domestic Violence, Google Maps And Tomatoes
Dear Mona, How Many Adults Take ADHD Drugs?
Dear Mona, How Many Adults Take ADHD Drugs?
Ctrl + ← Swiss Bankers, Scotland And Stylish People
Dear Mona, How Often Do People Arrive Late To Appointments?
Dear Mona, How Often Do People Arrive Late To Appointments?
Dear Mona, How Many Flight Attendants Are Men?
Dear Mona, How Many Flight Attendants Are Men?
Ctrl + ← Traveling Salesmen, Kissing And Political Fan Fiction
Dear Mona, Does Living Together Before Marriage Increase The Risk Of Divorce?
Dear Mona, Does Living Together Before Marriage Increase The Risk Of Divorce?
How To Get Ahead
How To Get Ahead
Ctrl + ← Wages, Commuting and College Loans
Dear Mona, Which Is The Fastest Check-Out Lane At The Grocery Store?
Dear Mona, Which Is The Fastest Check-Out Lane At The Grocery Store?
America’s Favorite Sandwich Fillings
Ctrl + ← Rebounds, Runners And Kim Kardashian
Dear Mona, Which State Has The Worst Drivers?
Ctrl + ← Disenfranchised Voters, Peyton Manning And Online Harassment
Dear Mona, What Percentage Of Women Have Breast Implants?
Dear Mona, What Percentage Of Women Have Breast Implants?
The Scariest Halloween Costume Is A Cockroach That Performs Root Canals
The Scariest Halloween Costume Is A Cockroach That Performs Root Canals
Ctrl + ← Wizards, Words, Wealth and Witches
The Numbers Behind D.C.’s Pot Decriminalization Push
More Cola Than Juice: America’s Favorite Beverages
Dear Mona, How Many People Regret Their Tattoos?
Ctrl + ← Congressmen, Candy And Disney Princesses
What Percentage Of State Lottery Money Goes To The State?
The Countries Where People Are Most Likely To Celebrate Singles Day (And Make Alibaba Richer)
Ctrl + ← Fishing, Families And Fedspeak
Dear Mona, What’s The Most Common Name In America?
Ctrl + ← Satellites, ‘Vape’ And NBA Shots
Dear Mona, Are There Any Other Men Who Don’t Watch Sports?
Dear Mona, Are There Any Other Men Who Don’t Watch Sports?
Ctrl + ← Thanksgiving Turkey And Baloney
Ctrl + ← Thanksgiving Turkey And Baloney
How Allowing Gay Men To Give Blood Would Affect Donations
How Common Is It For A Man To Be Shorter Than His Partner?
Ctrl + ← Marriage, Divorce And White Progress
Ctrl + ← Marriage, Divorce And White Progress
How Many Homeowners Have Paid Off Their Mortgages?
How Many Homeowners Have Paid Off Their Mortgages?
Ctrl + ← Torture
Ctrl + ← Torture
Number Of The Week: 52
Number Of The Week: 52
What’s The Most Common Street Name In America?
What’s The Most Common Street Name In America?
Ctrl + ← The Best Data Journalism Of 2014
How Fast You’ll Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions
Ctrl + ← Millennials’ Money, Motors And Mature Love
Ctrl + ← Millennials’ Money, Motors And Mature Love
Only 44 Percent Of Americans Made New Year’s Resolutions
Ctrl + ← Procrastination, Construction Workers And Turning 30
France Has A History Of Anti-Semitism And Islamophobia
How Many Americans Have Never Shot A Gun?
How Many Americans Have Never Shot A Gun?
Ctrl + ← Taxi Drivers’ Names, Sick Leave And A Female President
France Recorded 1,274 Attacks On Religious And Racial Minorities In 2013
Meet The 80 People Who Are As Rich As Half The World
Meet The 80 People Who Are As Rich As Half The World
What’s The Average Age Difference In A Couple?
What’s The Average Age Difference In A Couple?
How Women In Saudi Arabia Lived Under King Abdullah
Ctrl + ← Getting To Work, Erotica And Poop
How Many Times Does The Average Person Move?
How Many Times Does The Average Person Move?
Ctrl + ← Gas, Laundromats And Super Bowl Ads
Ctrl + ← Gas, Laundromats And Super Bowl Ads
How Many Women Earn More Than Their Husbands?
Ctrl + ← Where’s Waldo, War And What’s Going Around
38 Percent Of Women Earn More Than Their Husbands
At What Age Am I Older Than Most People?
At What Age Am I Older Than Most People?
Americans Are More Likely To Like Muslims If They Know One
Americans Are More Likely To Like Muslims If They Know One
Americans Are More Likely To Like Muslims If They Know One
Ctrl + ← Poker, Bisexuals, Sleeping And Showering
Ctrl + ← Poker, Bisexuals, Sleeping And Showering
Are Moms Less Likely Than Dads To Pay Child Support?
The Week In Data: Cheaters, What Joey Owed Chandler And Speed Cameras
Parents Owe $14.3 Billion In Outstanding Child Support
Are The Racial Disparities In Ferguson’s Traffic Stops Unusual?
Chelsea Clinton Could Have Picked A Better Fake Name, Statistically Speaking
The Week In Data: Body Parts, Jeopardy And CEOs Named John
We’re Forecasting The 2015 U.K. General Election
Lindsey Graham Isn't Alone: 9 Percent Of Americans Have Never Sent An Email
Lindsey Graham Isn’t Alone: 9 Percent Of Americans Have Never Sent An Email
Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?
Passengers Endured 115 Million Minutes Of Flight Delays Last Year
Passengers Endured 115 Million Minutes Of Flight Delays Last Year
What Percentage Of Americans Have Served In The Military?
The Week In Data: Toilet Paper, Traffic And March Madness
What Do U.K. Voters Want And What Are The Parties Promising?
The Week In Data: Bloggers In Basements, Sunny Spots And Jell-O
A Glossary Of U.K. Politics, From Ashcroft To Whips
The Week In Data: Money, Marriage And The Midwest
How Many Americans Don’t Know How To Ride A Bike?
The Week In Data: Broken Promises, Presidential Campaigns And Child Safety
The Week In Data: Muslims, Comic Books And Poetry
35,000 Migrants Have Arrived In Southern Europe By Boat So Far This Year
The U.K.’s Most Diverse Constituency
The U.K.’s Youngest Constituency
The Week In Data: Changing Opinions, Heavy Drinking And P-Values
What Explains UKIP’s Success In Clacton But Nowhere Else
All Politics Is Local, Even In The Most Average Place In The U.K.
Video: It’s Election Day In The U.K.
How Pervasive Is Homophobia In U.S. Sports?
FDA Suggests Rule Change That Could Allow 2 Million People To Donate Blood
There’s No Agreement On The Number Of Palestinians
How Many Americans Are Married To Their Cousins?
The Week In Data: Murders, Marriage, Money And Methodology
750,000 People Travel The Northeast Corridor Every Day
New Study Details The Risks Of Reporting Sexual Assault In The Military
Are Long-Distance Relationships Doomed?
Are Long-Distance Relationships Doomed?
The Week In Data: Inequality, Ignorance And Inboxes
Most Americans Say They Don’t Know A Transgender Person — But Many Of Them Probably Do
What Are The Chances Of Serving On A Jury?
The Week In Data: Police Killings, Presidential Hopefuls, And Older Love Interests
32 Million People Get Called For Jury Duty In State Courts Each Year
32 Million People Get Called For Jury Duty In State Courts Each Year
Is The Moon To Blame?
The Week In Data: Master’s Theses, Maternal Mortality And The Minimum Wage
It Took 65 Days, But Finally Nobody Pushed 'The Button'
It Took 65 Days, But Finally Nobody Pushed ‘The Button’
The Week In Data: Marriage, Music Festivals And The Confederacy
Are Women More Likely Than Men To End A Relationship?
The Week In Data: Maiden Names, Beer And Childless Women
I Love You, You Love Me, We’ve Probably Never Said That To More Than Three
Which Countries Have The Most Immigrants?
Which Countries Have The Most Immigrants?
The Week In Data: ‘Seinfeld,’ Segregation, And The Goldilocks Theory Of Marriage
The Week In Data: ‘Seinfeld,’ Segregation, And The Goldilocks Theory Of Marriage
280,000 People Have Asked Google To Honor Their ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
280,000 People Have Asked Google To Honor Their ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
How Many Parents-To-Be Want To Know The Baby’s Sex?
37 Million People Use Ashley Madison, The Website For Infidelity
37 Million People Use Ashley Madison, The Website For Infidelity
Too Many People Don’t Know Marital Rape Is Rape
Too Many People Don’t Know Marital Rape Is Rape
Does It Make Sense To Split The Check At A Restaurant?
The Week In Data: Spam, Sweat And Sperm
The Week In Data: Spam, Sweat And Sperm
What Does It Mean To Die Of Natural Causes?
The Week In Data: Ferguson
The Gender Orgasm Gap
The Gender Orgasm Gap
The Week In Data: Minimum Wage, College Majors And Ashley Madison
The Week In Data: Minimum Wage, College Majors And Ashley Madison
When Will Everyone I Know Be Married?
The Week In Data: Miss America, Gmail, And Donald Trump
The Week In Data: Miss America, Gmail, And Donald Trump
How Many People Can You Remember?
There Are 1,584 People In America Named ‘Seven’
There Are 1,584 People In America Named ‘Seven’
The Week In Data: Pizza, Priests And Cities
The Week In Data: Pizza, Priests And Cities
34 Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Volkswagen
34 Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Volkswagen
How Many Women Don’t Use Tampons?
How Many Women Don’t Use Tampons?
Very Short Men Have Fewer Sex Partners
Very Short Men Have Fewer Sex Partners
The Week In Data: Probability, Dating And Deceiving Charts
The Week In Data: Probability, Dating And Deceiving Charts
The Week In Data: Guns
The Week In Data: Guns
What Are The Demographics Of Heaven?
The Week In Data: Thieves, Chicken, And Romance
Dear Reader: Goodbye
Dear Reader: Goodbye