2015 (2,369 entries)

How Fast You’ll Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions
2015 Will Be The True Test Of The Economic Recovery
Assessing Andrew Wiggins, 30 Games In
Assessing Andrew Wiggins, 30 Games In
Every Time You Fly, You Trash The Planet — And There’s No Easy Fix
Some Airlines Pollute Much More Than Others
Some Airlines Pollute Much More Than Others
Would TCU Have Given Oregon A Better Game?
Would TCU Have Given Oregon A Better Game?
The NFL Should Let 14 Teams In The Playoffs Instead Of Just 12
Ctrl + ← Millennials’ Money, Motors And Mature Love
Ctrl + ← Millennials’ Money, Motors And Mature Love
Only 44 Percent Of Americans Made New Year’s Resolutions
Significant Digits for Monday, Jan. 5, 2015
Significant Digits for Monday, Jan. 5, 2015
Lessons For Ferguson In Creating A Diverse Police Department
Huckabee Could Make It Easier For A More Moderate Republican To Win In 2016
How Much Did Having Ryan Lindley At QB Cost The Arizona Cardinals?
We’re Hiring A News Writer
Cellphones Do Not Give You Brain Cancer
Significant Digits for Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015
How The Web Is Predicting Baseball’s Hall Of Fame Voting
The Performance Art Of Voting Against Boehner
The Performance Art Of Voting Against Boehner
Bob Tewksbury Figured Out What Two Hall Of Fame Pitchers Couldn’t
Economists Are Finally Reconnecting With The Real World
Everything Steven Soderbergh Watched And Read In 2014
Chris Christie’s Chances Are Overrated
Significant Digits for Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
13 NBA Teams Have Benches Better Than The Knicks
13 NBA Teams Have Benches Better Than The Knicks
How Much Fuel We Need To Leave Buried To Beat Climate Change
Americans Aren’t Becoming More Politically Independent, They Just Like Saying They Are
The Worst Board Games Ever Invented
2016 Is Here
2016 Is Here
Downed AirAsia Flight Took Off From The Worst Major Country For Air Safety Oversight
Significant Digits for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015
Skeptical Football: The Playoffs Are A Trial By Fire
Enough With All The ‘Back To The Future Part II’ Appraisals
Enough With All The ‘Back To The Future Part II’ Appraisals
Hard Cider Is Having A Moment
Significant Digits for Friday, Jan. 9, 2015
Conservatives In The House, Then Moderates In The Senate
2014 Was The Best Year For Jobs Since 1999
Obama’s Plan For Free Community College Could See Some Competition
Week 19 NFL Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds: Divisional Round Edition
Five Reasons Romney Is Thinking of Running
Ctrl + ← Procrastination, Construction Workers And Turning 30
Black And Hispanic Students Are Making Meaningful Gains, But It’s Hard To Tell
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 12, 2015
What The Betting Markets Think Of Ohio State QB Cardale Jones
What The Betting Markets Think Of Ohio State QB Cardale Jones
The Most Clutch Postseason Quarterback Of All Time Is Eli Manning
Financial Aid, Race ‘Passing’ And Disability Delays
Do The Golden Globes Predict The Oscars?
This Algorithm Knows You Better Than Your Facebook Friends Do
This Algorithm Knows You Better Than Your Facebook Friends Do
Which Movies Make Grown Men Cry?
Which Movies Make Grown Men Cry?
Romney And The GOP’s Five-Ring Circus
‘Keepsake’ Ultrasounds Aren’t Dangerous
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015
Yes, Some Companies Are Cutting Hours In Response To ‘Obamacare’
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
France Has A History Of Anti-Semitism And Islamophobia
Looking For Clues: Who Is Going To Run For President In 2016?
Ohio State’s Season Was A Crazy Outlier
Understanding Why We Take To The Streets
Peyton Manning Isn’t Finished
We’re Hiring A Managing Editor
Why The Rules Of The Road Aren’t Enough To Prevent People From Dying
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015
How Many Americans Have Never Shot A Gun?
How Many Americans Have Never Shot A Gun?
Betting Markets (Mostly) Nailed The Oscar Nominations
Expand The College Football Playoff
The Dawn Wall Really Is The Hardest Climb In The World
Few New Parents Get Paid Time Off
Directing Is Even More Of A Boys’ Club Than You May Realize
The 10 Types Of NFL Quarterback
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 16, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 16, 2015
Cuba Is Hoping To Replace Venezuelan Oil With American Tourists
NFL Week 20 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds: Conference Championships
NFL Week 20 Elo Ratings And Playoff Odds: Conference Championships
Is Hollywood On A Dystopian Movie Binge?
What Canceling An Insurance Program Meant For Arizona’s Kids
The Rebound In Obama’s Approval Is Real
Skeptical Football: Good News And Bad News For The Colts
One Year From The Iowa Caucus: What We Know
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
Introducing NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015
Computers Are Learning How To Treat Illnesses By Playing Poker And Atari
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring Summer Interns
The Top 1 Percent Earns A Lot From Cashing In On Investments
The Chances That A State Of The Union Proposal Becomes Law
A Cheat Sheet For Obama’s 2015 State Of The Union Speech
Why The CDC And FDA Are Telling You Two Different Things About Flu Drugs
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015
Romney Has An Empathy Problem, But So Do Most Republicans
Broadband Internet, School Spending And Organ Donation
Deflate-gate Doesn’t Explain The Patriots’ Romping All Over The Colts
A Record 9,000 People Were Called For Jury Duty In The Aurora Theater Shooting Trial
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015
What’s The Average Age Difference In A Couple?
What’s The Average Age Difference In A Couple?
A Historical Look At The Immigration Of French Jews To Israel
Home Players Enjoy Luck Of The Draw At Australian Open
Home Players Enjoy Luck Of The Draw At Australian Open
The Rise Of The New York Islanders
It’s Incredibly Common For The Justice Department To Do What It’s About To Do In Ferguson
Stop Playing Monopoly With Your Kids (And Play These Games Instead)
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 23, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 23, 2015
Ranking The States From Most To Least Corrupt
Ranking The States From Most To Least Corrupt
Tracking 125,000 Incidents Of Global Terrorism
The European Central Bank Just Made Your Gas Cheaper
Listen To Our Totally Subjective 2016 Presidential Odds
Partisanship Has Swallowed Up The Debate Over Climate Change
Planes, Trains And Taxis: When To Take Public Transit From The Airport
Federer Is No Longer Mr. Consistency After Australian Open Loss
LeBron And Kobe (Probably) Got A Lot More All-Star Votes Than They Deserved
LeBron And Kobe (Probably) Got A Lot More All-Star Votes Than They Deserved
How Many Guns The TSA Confiscated At Your Local Airport In 2014
How Women In Saudi Arabia Lived Under King Abdullah
Ctrl + ← Getting To Work, Erotica And Poop
The East Coast May Be About To Get One Of The Worst Blizzards It’s Ever Seen
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 26, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 26, 2015
Everybody Hates Chris Christie
It’s Foolish To Define Austin By Its City Limits
Big Blizzards Have Become More Common In New York
Ashley Wagner Finally Skated Her Very Best
Inequality, Unemployment Benefits And Pollution
Here’s Why ‘Mortdecai’ And All Movies Are Terrible This Time Of Year
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring A Summer Intern For Its Podcast
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Cavs Make A Move
Stop Calling This Blizzard ‘Juno’
70 Years Later, We’re Still Trying To Learn Who Died In The Holocaust
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Men, Those Tightie Whities Really Are Killing Your Sperm Count
People Working From Home In A Snowstorm May Be Producing More Than You Are
How Meteorologists Botched The Blizzard Of 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015
Kickers Are Forever
Your Guide To Deflate-gate/Ballghazi-Related Statistical Analyses
The Queen Of Code
Obama’s Retreat On 529 College Savings Plans Is A Bad Omen For Tax Reform
Obama’s Retreat On 529 College Savings Plans Is A Bad Omen For Tax Reform
Late 20s Are The New Early 20s For Tennis Breakthroughs
Late 20s Are The New Early 20s For Tennis Breakthroughs
Martin Brodeur’s Legacy, By The Numbers
The Casting Of The ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Is A Brilliant Financial Move
What Washington State Can Teach Us About Gridlock In ‘The Other Washington’
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015
How Many Times Does The Average Person Move?
How Many Times Does The Average Person Move?
Want To Avoid The Squeeze On Super Bowl Tickets? Wait And Hope
What Sarah Palin And Chris Christie Have In Common
There’s A Gap Between What The Public Thinks And What Scientists Know
There’s A Gap Between What The Public Thinks And What Scientists Know
The Consequences Of No One Picking Up Their Dog’s Poop Are Horrifying
Jimmy Vaccaro Isn’t Excited About The Super Bowl
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
Lindsey Graham Would Be A Very Underwhelming Presidential Candidate
Q&A: Gillian Jacobs On Directing Her First Film And The Myth Of The Male Computer Geek
What Steven Hauschka Thinks About Being A ‘Clutch’ Kicker
Data Scientists Can Link Your Instagrams To Your Credit Card Purchases
Data Scientists Can Link Your Instagrams To Your Credit Card Purchases
The Patriots And Seahawks Are The Best. This Could Be The Worst Super Bowl Ever.
Who Will Run For President: Romney Is Out
LeBron May Know Best About When The New-Look Cavs Have Gelled
LeBron May Know Best About When The New-Look Cavs Have Gelled
Ctrl + ← Gas, Laundromats And Super Bowl Ads
Ctrl + ← Gas, Laundromats And Super Bowl Ads
How Much Money You’re Going To Win Playing Super Bowl Squares
The Super Bowl Point Spread Has A Strange, Strange History
Super Bowl XLIX Was Not The Most Exciting Super Bowl Ever
Super Bowl XLIX Was Not The Most Exciting Super Bowl Ever
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 2, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 2, 2015
Latino Enrollment Is Critical For Obamacare, So Is It Happening?
Chaos, Not Scott Walker, Leads The Republican Field In Iowa
Are The Patriots Now The Greatest NFL Dynasty Of All Time?
A Head Coach Botched The End Of The Super Bowl, And It Wasn’t Pete Carroll
Counterpoint: Super Bowl XLIX Was Among The Most Exciting Super Bowls Ever
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Thunder And Suns Are In A Dogfight
The Year Ron Hunt Got Hit By 50 Pitches
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
Gender Bias, Dishonest Parents And Older Scientists
Unemployment Has Changed. Unemployment Benefits Haven’t.
Ask Nate Silver About The Super Bowl, Or 2016, Or Anything Else
A Little Bit Softer Now: How To Dance To ‘Shout’ Without Ending Up On The Floor
A Little Bit Softer Now: How To Dance To ‘Shout’ Without Ending Up On The Floor
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
Americans And Scientists Agree More On Vaccines Than On Other Hot Button Issues
After Signing Day, Wisconsin Makes The Best Of Its Recruits
After Signing Day, Wisconsin Makes The Best Of Its Recruits
Listen To ‘Hot Takedown,’ Our Sports Podcast Pilot
What We Know About The New York Train Crash Site
What We Know About The New York Train Crash Site
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015
What It Costs To Live In ‘Broad City’
How Many Women Earn More Than Their Husbands?
Listen To Our Totally Subjective 2016 Presidential Odds For Early February 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 6, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 6, 2015
Other Countries Are So Much Better At Vaccinating Their Kids For Measles
Revisions Made This A Blockbuster Jobs Report
10 Of The Biggest Presidential Primary Busts In Recent History
Tom Brady's (Statistical) Place In The Pantheon Of NFL QBs
Tom Brady’s (Statistical) Place In The Pantheon Of NFL QBs
If You Care About The Oscars, Pay Attention This Weekend
Ctrl + ← Where’s Waldo, War And What’s Going Around
38 Percent Of Women Earn More Than Their Husbands
Another 34,000 People Are About To Put Their Future In the Hands Of An Algorithm
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 9, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 9, 2015
Veterans, Racial Disparities, Mortgage Fraud And Children’s Health Insurance
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Clippers Fall (As Do, Strangely, The Hawks)
It’s A Two-Horse Race For The Best Picture Oscar
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
Brian Williams Has Lasted Longer Than Most In NBC’s Anchor Chair
Tony Romo Is Skeptical Football’s Gunslinger Of The Year
It’s Hard To Know Where Gluten Sensitivity Stops And The Placebo Effect Begins
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015
The Fight To Save The Mighty Honeybee
Charles Barkley Doesn’t Love Analytics, But Analytics Sure Love Him
There’s A 67 Percent Chance Someone Will Win The Powerball Jackpot Tonight
The Silly Way Coaches’ Wins Are Counted
The Imprisoner’s Dilemma
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015
At What Age Am I Older Than Most People?
At What Age Am I Older Than Most People?
Listen To Our Conversation With The Microbe Map Man
The Overhyped Reaction To Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’
The Overhyped Reaction To Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’
Kyle Korver Is On Pace For The Best NBA Shooting Season Of All Time
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
A Cheat Sheet For Comey’s Speech On Race And Policing
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
Who Really Had The Best Movie Career After ‘SNL’
Who Really Had The Best Movie Career After ‘SNL’
The Gasols Are The Best Brothers In The NBA
Is Mount Rushmore Statistically Accurate?
Is Mount Rushmore Statistically Accurate?
We’re Hosting A Facebook Chat On The Economy
Your Brain Is Primed To Reach False Conclusions
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015
We’re Hiring A Copy Editor
We’re Hiring A Copy Editor
Scott Walker Is One Of The Few Governors Still Cutting Higher-Ed Spending
Boston’s Ridiculous February Snowfall In One Chart
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015
Every NBA Team’s Chance Of Winning In Every Minute Across Every Game
The NBA Excitement Index
Why California’s Head Start Kids Are Better Protected From Measles
Forget The Suns. Goran Dragic Needs Teammates Who Will Give Him The Damn Ball!
FiveThirtyEight's Election-Style Oscar Predictions
FiveThirtyEight’s Election-Style Oscar Predictions
Republicans Like The Bushes’ Stances On Foreign Policy
Marco Rubio And The Pareto Frontier
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015
What The #FancyStats Say About NHL Trade-Deadline Targets
What The #FancyStats Say About NBA Trade-Deadline Targets
Who Will Run For President: Every Republican
What Wal-Mart’s Pay Increase Means For The Economy
The Biggest Best Picture Upsets At The Oscars In The Past 25 Years
The Biggest Best Picture Upsets At The Oscars In The Past 25 Years
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami … And Fat?
The Race For Best Picture Is Among The Closest In Oscar History
The Race For Best Picture Is Among The Closest In Oscar History
Ctrl + ← Poker, Bisexuals, Sleeping And Showering
Ctrl + ← Poker, Bisexuals, Sleeping And Showering
Here’s How The Academy Chooses The Best Picture
Rich Data, Poor Data
A Data-Driven Guide To The Oscars
How FiveThirtyEight’s Oscar Predictions Did
Chicago’s Unemployment Rate Could Cost Rahm Emanuel Votes
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 23, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 23, 2015
How History Judges The Oscars’ Closest Calls
Comparing Obama’s Veto Rate To Other Recent Presidents’
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
Affirmative Action, Occupational Licensing And Early Retirement
How Madden Ratings Are Made
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: What The Trade Deadline Hath Wrought
Hillary Clinton Is The George W. Bush Of 2016
Hillary Clinton Is The George W. Bush Of 2016
The Fed Has Never Been More Polarizing
Shorter Yellow Lights In Chicago Increase Chances Of Tickets
Shorter Yellow Lights In Chicago Increase Chances Of Tickets
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
Previewing The Supreme Court’s Abercrombie & Fitch Case
Listen To How Walt Hickey And Neil Paine Tried To Break Madden
The Walk-On
Rest Easy, Bob Knight: Kentucky Probably Won’t Finish Undefeated
Injured Again, Derrick Rose Is In Uncharted Territory
What Paris Could Do About Its Mystery Drones
Hey, Nate: There Is No ‘Rich Data’ In Women’s Sports
Hey, Nate: There Is No ‘Rich Data’ In Women’s Sports
Are Moms Less Likely Than Dads To Pay Child Support?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015
How I Became The Worst Player In Madden
There’s A 92 Percent Chance The Senate Will Confirm Loretta Lynch As Attorney General
There’s A 92 Percent Chance The Senate Will Confirm Loretta Lynch As Attorney General
The Amazing Longevity Of Jaromir Jagr
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 27, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 27, 2015
The 2016 GOP Field Is Shaping Up As Historically Crowded — And Unpredictable
This Year’s NBA Trade Deadline Was The Biggest Ever — Sort Of
This Year’s NBA Trade Deadline Was The Biggest Ever — Sort Of
Rest In Peace, Mr. Spock
What Happened At The 2015 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
The Week In Data: Cheaters, What Joey Owed Chandler And Speed Cameras
Parents Owe $14.3 Billion In Outstanding Child Support
Significant Digits For Monday, March 2, 2015
Bad News For The Class Of 2008
Cheap Gas Is Boosting The Recovery
What It’s Like To Be A Woman At The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
College Choice, Performance Pay And Life Expectancy
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Waiting On Durant
How Long Can A Spinoff Like ‘Better Call Saul’ Last?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Most Americans And Israelis Get Along Better Than Obama And Netanyahu Do
Most Americans And Israelis Get Along Better Than Obama And Netanyahu Do
Why Some Democrats Attended Netanyahu’s Speech And Some Didn’t
How Optimism May Have Led The Nuggets To Fire Coach Brian Shaw
How Optimism May Have Led The Nuggets To Fire Coach Brian Shaw
The 2015 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference In 140 Seconds
The 2015 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference In 140 Seconds
Even The Algorithms Think Obamacare’s Survival Is A Tossup
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Watch Me Write This Article
Point/Counterpoint: Chip Kelly Is A Genius And Rex Ryan Is Insane
Point/Counterpoint: Chip Kelly Is A Genius And Rex Ryan Is Insane
Meet The Personal Stats Analyst Who Helped Kevin Durant Win The MVP
Are The Racial Disparities In Ferguson’s Traffic Stops Unusual?
Conventional and #FancyStats Rate The NHL’s Deadline Trades Much Differently
We Eat Our Veggies — When We’re Eating Out
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 5, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 5, 2015
Are Republicans Or Democrats More Likely To Survive The Apocalypse?
Are Republicans Or Democrats More Likely To Survive The Apocalypse?
Russell Westbrook For MVP! (Whatever That Means)
Obamacare’s Chances Of Survival Are Looking Better And Better
Chelsea Clinton Could Have Picked A Better Fake Name, Statistically Speaking
Significant Digits For Friday, March 6, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, March 6, 2015
The World Of Children’s Books Is Still Very White
Scott Walker’s Electoral Record Is Just As Impressive As It Looks
Nate Silver Talks With Sheryl Sandberg
Nate Silver Talks With Sheryl Sandberg
Strong Hiring Still Isn’t Bringing Pay Raises
A Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Gets It Very, Very Wrong On Seasonal Adjustment
A New Estimate Of Killings By Police Is Way Higher — And Still Too Low
Which Flight Will Get You There Fastest? [project]
Corruption Charges Against Menendez Could Be Good News For Christie
Corruption Charges Against Menendez Could Be Good News For Christie
Updating Kentucky’s Odds Of Going Undefeated
Updating Kentucky’s Odds Of Going Undefeated
We Get Schooled In Advanced Volleyball Metrics
We Get Schooled In Advanced Volleyball Metrics
The Week In Data: Body Parts, Jeopardy And CEOs Named John
Big Government Is Getting In The Way Of Big Data
We’re Forecasting The 2015 U.K. General Election
Significant Digits For Monday, March 9, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, March 9, 2015
Please Welcome David Firestone, FiveThirtyEight’s New Managing Editor
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
Auto Bailouts, Slacking Off And Anti-Smoking Policies
Auto Bailouts, Slacking Off And Anti-Smoking Policies
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Hornets Rising, Heat Falling
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Has The Snow Finally Stopped?
The Workplace Is Even More Sexist In Movies Than In Reality
There Are Lots Of Jobs Available, But Are They Good Jobs?
Democrats See The Media As Biased Against Clinton
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 11, 2015
How We Found The Fastest Flights
A Better Way To Find The Best Flights And Avoid The Worst Airports
Ndamukong Suh Is Cursed
The NFL’s Offseason Carousel Is Mostly Pointless
Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 12, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 12, 2015
Do Conference Tournament Surprises Carry Over Into The NCAA Bracket?
Do Conference Tournament Surprises Carry Over Into The NCAA Bracket?
Government Data Agrees: Hollywood Is Even More Sexist Than The Real Workforce
5 Lessons On The Clinton Email Scandal From Political Science
Significant Digits For Friday, March 13, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, March 13, 2015
Virgin America Is The Michael Jordan Of Airlines
Virgin America Is The Michael Jordan Of Airlines
Roundtable: Chip Kelly Is A Madman And Must Be Stopped (Or He’s A Mad Genius)
Kentucky’s Chances Of Going Undefeated Are Now 37 Percent
Kentucky’s Chances Of Going Undefeated Are Now 37 Percent
Princeton Enters Women’s Tournament As An Unusual Sort Of Undefeated Team
Princeton Enters Women’s Tournament As An Unusual Sort Of Undefeated Team
College Presidents Appear To Be Delusional About Sexual Assault On Their Campuses
How Many Digits Of Pi You Have To Have Memorized To Be Special
How Many Digits Of Pi You Have To Have Memorized To Be Special
Bayern Munich’s Head Of Analytics Tells Us How Pep Guardiola Has Embraced Stats
The Week In Data: Celebrity Narcissism, Girl Scout Cookies And Wearable Pollution
The Week In Data: Celebrity Narcissism, Girl Scout Cookies And Wearable Pollution
Passengers Endured 115 Million Minutes Of Flight Delays Last Year
Passengers Endured 115 Million Minutes Of Flight Delays Last Year
How FiveThirtyEight’s March Madness Bracket Works
Significant Digits For Monday, March 16, 2015
NCAA Men’s Tournament Forecast: The Parity Is Over
Introducing Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s First Podcast
Boston Breaks Snowfall Record With An Amazing Finish
Be Wary Of These Overachievers When Filling Out Your Bracket
Why Israel’s Election Is Too Close To Call
Financial Crises, C-Sections And Government Shutdowns
Financial Crises, C-Sections And Government Shutdowns
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 17, 2015
How Irish Are People Who Identify As ‘Irish-American’?
How Irish Are People Who Identify As ‘Irish-American’?
This Year’s NCAA Men’s Tournament Might Be The Most Top-Heavy In 15 Years
What The Fox Did
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: OKC Woes And Resurgent Heat
How Sports Can Be Part Of The Solution On Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault
Why Aaron Schock Resigned
Why No. 5 Seeds Are Jinxed
Hot Takedown for March 17, 2015: Bracketology, NFL Free Agency, and Chris Borland
How We Made Our Forecasts For The Women’s NCAA Tournament
DJ Patil Talks Nerdy To Us
DJ Patil Talks Nerdy To Us
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The Odds That You'll Have A Perfect March Madness Bracket
The Odds That You’ll Have A Perfect March Madness Bracket
Breaking Down The Women’s NCAA Tournament Bracket
Don’t Expect A No. 16 Seed To Win In The Women’s Tournament Ever Again
Oregon’s New Automatic Voter Registration Is Unlikely To Have A Big Effect
Liz Mair Had A Point
Attention, Borrowers: The Fed Just Put You On Notice
How Israel’s Exit Pollsters Missed Right-Wing Rally For Netanyahu
How To Tell If A March Madness Underdog Is Going To Win
March Madness Crib Notes For Thursday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Thursday’s Games
What Percentage Of Americans Have Served In The Military?
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 19, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 19, 2015
A Guide To Filling Out Your March Madness Bracket Using Mascots
How UAB’s Upset Of Iowa State Changed Our March Madness Predictions
No Upset In The Past 11 Years Has Been Like The One Georgia State Just Pulled Off
Home Is Where The Hot March Madness Tickets Are
Home Is Where The Hot March Madness Tickets Are
Loretta Lynch’s Prolonged Confirmation Wait Is Unusual, But Not Unprecedented
Maybe Conservatives Just Think They’re Happier Than Liberals
March Madness Crib Notes For Friday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Friday’s Games
Significant Digits For Friday, March 20, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, March 20, 2015
Somehow, There Are Still People Who Have A Perfect Bracket
Latin America Is Quitting Smoking, And Africa Is Taking It Up
How To Fix The Extra Point
Think Millennials Prefer The City? Think Again.
Think Millennials Prefer The City? Think Again.
Celebrating Happiness Day With The Happiest (And Saddest) Countries
‘Glee’ Had A Great Run, But It’s A Shadow Of Its Former Self
Davidson Basketball’s Sixth Man: The Math Department
Most Of UConn’s Games This Season Were Over At Halftime
March Madness Crib Notes For Saturday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Saturday’s Games
New York And Philadelphia Are In The Middle Of Historically Snowy Months
Less Madness, More Chalk
Villanova’s Loss Is Kentucky’s (And Virginia’s) Gain
March Madness Crib Notes For Sunday’s Games
March Madness Crib Notes For Sunday’s Games
Listen To Our Totally Subjective Presidential Odds For March 2015
The Week In Data: Toilet Paper, Traffic And March Madness
Significant Digits For Monday, March 23, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, March 23, 2015
What We’re Missing In Measuring Who’s Ready For College
Duke, Arizona And Michigan State Are Biggest Tourney Gainers
Duke, Arizona And Michigan State Are Biggest Tourney Gainers
Let’s Be Serious About Ted Cruz From The Start: He’s Too Extreme And Too Disliked To Win
78 Percent Of Y Combinator Startups Have No Female Founders — And That’s Progress
Ted Cruz Is Late To The Party
Tax Cuts, Home Prices and Bankruptcy
South Florida Is Lucky To Host Its Toss-Up Matchup With Louisville
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Eight Teams, Three Playoff Spots
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Eight Teams, Three Playoff Spots
What Do U.K. Voters Want And What Are The Parties Promising?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Democrats Could Put Indiana Senate Seat In Play In 2016 — Especially If Evan Bayh Runs
Tom Izzo Is The Best Coach In Modern NCAA Tournament History -- By Far
Tom Izzo Is The Best Coach In Modern NCAA Tournament History — By Far
Hot Takedown for March 24, 2015: Vintage Michigan State, Fixing The Women’s Tournament, Trading Durant
Hot Takedown for March 24, 2015: Vintage Michigan State, Fixing The Women’s Tournament, Trading Durant
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The ‘War On Coal’ Comes To The Supreme Court
A Brief Political History Of The United Kingdom
Obama’s Plans For Pulling Out Of Afghanistan vs. What Really Happened
Male CEOs Get Bonuses; Female CEOs Get Blame
Male CEOs Get Bonuses; Female CEOs Get Blame
Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction; How Long Can The Group Last?
Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction; How Long Can The Group Last?
Here’s The Best New Projection For When The Next ‘Game of Thrones’ Book Will Be Done
Ted Cruz Is Just Like Reagan In 1980, Except People Actually Liked Reagan
Kevin Love Is Only Following The Same Rubric As Six Decades Of MVP Voters
Kevin Love Is Only Following The Same Rubric As Six Decades Of MVP Voters
Nudging Climate Scientists To Follow Their Own Advice On Flying
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 26, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, March 26, 2015
Middle Class Jobs Are Still Lagging
The Four Types Of Will Ferrell Movies
The Four Types Of Will Ferrell Movies
March Madness Crib Notes for Thursday’s Sweet 16 Games
March Madness Crib Notes for Thursday’s Sweet 16 Games
Is Messi vs. Ronaldo Bigger Than The Super Bowl?
We May Finally Learn How Many Doctors Are Opting Out Of Medicare
Some Democrats Who Could Step Up If Hillary Isn’t Ready For Hillary
Significant Digits For Friday, March 27, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, March 27, 2015
We Don’t Know How Often Pilots Commit Suicide
At Least All These Tommy John Surgeries Aren’t Rotator Cuff Surgeries
Kentucky Is Now More Likely To Finish Undefeated Than Not
Why Harry Reid’s Retirement Will Hurt Democrats In Nevada
March Madness Crib Notes for Friday’s Sweet 16 Games
March Madness Crib Notes for Friday’s Sweet 16 Games
New Zealand, The Little Nation That Could Win Two World Cups
Why Harry Reid Chose Chuck Schumer
Diet Soda Drinkers Are Disappearing
Indiana Suddenly Needs A Needle Exchange Program
March Madness Crib Notes: Welcome To The Elite Eight
March Madness Crib Notes: Welcome To The Elite Eight
Gonzaga Women Earn Still More Chances To Play Close To Home
Gonzaga Women Earn Still More Chances To Play Close To Home
The Week In Data: Bloggers In Basements, Sunny Spots And Jell-O
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke vs. Gonzaga
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke vs. Gonzaga
Significant Digits For Monday, March 30, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, March 30, 2015
What Is U.K. Politics About?
How Our U.K. Election Forecasting Model Works
The Legend Of Tom Izzo Grows
A Glossary Of U.K. Politics, From Ashcroft To Whips
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: The Toughest Remaining Schedule
How I Replaced My Colleagues With A Mindless Twitter Bot
Religiosity And Innovation, TV Advertising, And The Beltway Sniper’s Effect On Education
Religiosity And Innovation, TV Advertising, And The Beltway Sniper’s Effect On Education
Will The Indiana Boycott Work?
Martin O’Malley Shouldn’t Try To Out-Liberal Hillary Clinton
If You Didn’t Kill That Zombie, Maybe I Won’t Either
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, March 31, 2015
African-Americans Are An Outlier On Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law
America’s New Climate Policy Is Its Boldest Ever, And Still Not Enough
Hot Takedown: The Final Four, The Cubs Sit Kris Bryant, Fixing The Extra Point
Obama Begins To Catch Up With Clemency Pleas
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 1, 2015
To Make The Playoffs, Hockey Teams Play Not To Win
Tidal May Live Or Die On One Thing, And It’s Not High-Fidelity Sound
Here’s A Timetable For When Knicks Fans Should Run Out Of Patience With Phil Jackson
Smartphones Are The Most Important Source Of Internet Access For 22 Million Americans
Lame-Duck Presidents Tend To Offer More Clemency
The McDonald’s Vacation Plan Is A Bigger Deal Than The Pay Raise
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 2, 2015
FICO Wants To Create Credit Scores For People Who Don’t Have Them
Football Leads To An Early Death? If Only It Were That Simple
A Radical Proposal To Destroy The NHL’s Loser Point
That Higher Count Of Police Killings May Still Be 25 Percent Too Low
California Chases Easiest Water Savings, Not Biggest
Winter Is Not The Time To Draw Grand Conclusions About The Movie Industry
Wal-Mart Is Growing In Same-Sex Marriage Territory
The Tax Deductions Economists Hate
Significant Digits For Friday, April 3, 2015
This Year’s Kentucky Team Is More Dominant Than Indiana’s Undefeated 1976 Squad
Three Trends To Watch In Baseball This Year
Be Nervous (But Not Panicked) About The March Jobs Report
The Fast And The Furious Would Be Nothing If Vin Diesel Weren’t A Huge Nerd
Mark Autism Awareness Month by Surveying People With Autism
Without Jeter, The Yankees Improved More At Shortstop Than Any Other MLB Team
Without Jeter, The Yankees Improved More At Shortstop Than Any Other MLB Team
UConn And Notre Dame Could Renew The Best Rivalry In Women’s Basketball In Tampa
March Madness Crib Notes: What’s Likely To Happen In The Final Four
Wisconsin Reminds Kentucky It’s Really Hard To Go Undefeated
The Week In Data: Money, Marriage And The Midwest
Once Duke Won, Kentucky Wasn’t Favored To Go Undefeated
Hot Takedown: An Emergency Discussion About Kentucky’s Loss, Live From Our Hotel Room
Coach Cal Blew It
Out With The Caraway, In With The Ginger: 50 Years Of American Spice Consumption
Significant Digits For Monday, April 6, 2015
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke And Wisconsin Flip A Coin For The Championship
March Madness Crib Notes: Duke And Wisconsin Flip A Coin For The Championship
The Huskies Are Better Than The Wildcats Ever Hoped To Be
The Latest Kentucky Riot Is Part Of A Long, Destructive Sports Tradition
Better Forensics Aren’t Enough To Prevent Wrongful Death Sentences
A Shot-Clock-By-Shot-Clock Guide To Duke vs. Wisconsin
Influential Politicians, Low-Income Housing And Creative Destruction
Duke Completed A Long Road To The National Championship
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wisconsin’s Offense Wilts, But That’s Nothing New In The NCAA Championship Game
Rand Paul Is Losing His Father’s Base
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Eats About 821 Pounds Of Cod Per Year
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Eats About 821 Pounds Of Cod Per Year
Why Millennials Are Less Urban Than You Think
Kansas Welfare Bill Would Cut Into Benefits With ATM Fees
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Celtics And Nets Up; Heat And Pacers Down
UConn Has Been Slightly Less Dominant In The Tournament Than It Was All Season
The Billionaire Baron Who Has Transformed How We Understand The U.K. Election
Hot Takedown: Duke Wins; Opening Day; Hedging Hockey
UConn Was Going To Win That Game
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 8, 2015
How To Be Funnier
How Fishing Pros Finally Caught George Perry’s Miracle Bass
Don’t Let Op-Eds Ruin Baseball
Michael Brown’s Neighborhood In Ferguson Still Lags In Voter Turnout
Hot Takedown: Emergency Pod! UConn Wins Its Third Straight Championship
Blacks Are Killed By Police At A Higher Rate In South Carolina And The U.S.
Blacks Are Killed By Police At A Higher Rate In South Carolina And The U.S.
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 9, 2015
Why The SNP Is Poised To Win In Scotland
Watch: Totally Subjective Presidential Odds — NY1 Edition
There Are Few Libertarians. But Many Americans Have Libertarian Views.
A Checkbox On Your Tax Return Helped Kill Public Campaign Funding
Better Data Entry Could Help Stop Rapists Like Darren Sharper Before They Assault More Women
Significant Digits For Friday, April 10, 2015
Spring Training Matters
Troy Polamalu Was Once On Track To Be In The ‘Greatest Safety Ever’ Conversation
How Far Is Tiger Woods Behind Jack Nicklaus’s Major-Winning Pace?
The Hillary Clinton Steamroller Rumbles To Life
HBO Is Going To Run Out Of 'Game Of Thrones' Source Material Soon
HBO Is Going To Run Out Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Source Material Soon
How FiveThirtyEight’s NCAA Tournament Forecasts Did
The Week In Data: Valar Morghulis, Vegetarians And Voter Turnout
Clinton Begins The 2016 Campaign, And It’s A Toss-up
The Official 2016 GOP Field Gets Its First Real Contender: Marco Rubio
Significant Digits For Monday, April 13, 2015
Jordan Spieth Played A Great Masters, And So Did The Rest Of The Field
We’re Going To Learn How The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Books End On HBO
NBA Power Ratings And Playoff Odds: Playoff Power!
What’s The Best Campaign Route In The 2015 U.K. General Election?
Bankrupt NFL Players, Child-Care Services And Leveraged Companies
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 14, 2015
New York’s Complicated Teacher Evaluation Proposal Is The Exception, Not The Rule
Kasich Could Be The GOP’s Moderate Backstop
Podcast: Spieth’s Dominance, The NBA’s MVP, And Nate Silver Talks To A Stats Skeptic
A Simple, Knicks-Proof Proposal To Improve The NBA's Draft Lottery
A Simple, Knicks-Proof Proposal To Improve The NBA’s Draft Lottery
Here’s What The Gender Pay Gap Looks Like By Income Level
Don’t Be So Happy About That Tax Refund
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 15, 2015
For Better Or Worse, Clinton Is Likely Stuck Running For Obama’s Third Term
For Better Or Worse, Clinton Is Likely Stuck Running For Obama’s Third Term
Democrats Want Clinton To Face A Primary Challenger (But They Want Clinton To Win)
Playoff Hockey Is 36 Percent More Bone-Crunching
Mobile Phones Are Revolutionizing Personal Finance In Sub-Saharan Africa
The Politics Of Christie’s Social Security Plan Are Atrocious
Some Context On The Aaron Hernandez Conviction
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Red Sox Are On The Wildest Roller-Coaster Ride In Modern MLB History
Chat With Nate Silver And Harry Enten About 2016!
How Many Americans Don’t Know How To Ride A Bike?
Where Your State Gets Its Money
U.K. Polls Are Boring
A Million Little Boxes
The Rays’ Radical Reliever Experiment
Significant Digits For Friday, April 17, 2015
Is Bush Doomed In The General? (Or: A Lesson In Conditional Probability)
2015 NBA Playoffs Preview
Educators Say Free Community College Is Out Of Reach
Is Vegas Underrating The Warriors?
The Week In Data: Broken Promises, Presidential Campaigns And Child Safety
Significant Digits For Monday, April 20, 2015
Where People Go To Check The Weather
Where People Go To Check The Weather
Is Constituency Polling Worth It?
Five Years After The BP Oil Spill, The Industry Is Still Taking Big Risks
Are You A Woman Who Wants To Win A Pulitzer? Go To Grad School
Walker Has (Sorta) Broken Through In Iowa, And He Has Room To Grow
Migrants Trying To Cross The Mediterranean Are Leaving One Risk For Another
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Scouts And Stats Agree: Kris Bryant Is Going To Be Dope
Child Cash Benefits, Hidden Unemployment, And 401(k) ‘Leakage’
Gov. Chris Christie, You’re No John McCain
Podcast: NBA Playoffs, Fixing The Draft, And Take Magnet Tim Tebow
An Ex-Cop Keeps The Country’s Best Data Set On Police Misconduct
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Cheaper Cancer Tests Carry Risks As Well As Benefits
Unlike Many States, Louisiana Allowed New Orleans To Ban Smoking In Bars
Scott Walker’s Legal Immigration Faux Pas
The Counterterrorism Expo With Very Little ‘Counter’ And No ‘Terror’
How Baby Boomers Get High
How Baby Boomers Get High
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 23, 2015
Can YOU Fix The NBA Draft?
Obama Has Waited Longer For Cabinet Confirmations Than Any Other Recent President
There’s Not Enough Data On Civilian Drone Casualties
Marco Rubio Is A Strong Candidate — Despite His Polling Surge
Significant Digits For Friday, April 24, 2015
How Google Searches Can Predict Hockey Ticket Sales
The Three Types Of Adam Sandler Movies
The Three Types Of Adam Sandler Movies
Bruce Jenner And The Diverse Experiences Of Transgender People
The Week In Data: Muslims, Comic Books And Poetry
35,000 Migrants Have Arrived In Southern Europe By Boat So Far This Year
Significant Digits For Monday, April 27, 2015
USGS Model Suggests The Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Will Keep Climbing
Six Things I Learned While Traveling The United Kingdom In An Airstream Trailer
Women’s College Basketball Is Better Than Men’s
Same-Sex Marriage Gets Its Big Day At The Supreme Court
Same-Sex Marriage Gets Its Big Day At The Supreme Court
Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Few Countries Are As Vulnerable To Earthquake Damage As Nepal
How To Read The Mind Of A Supreme Court Justice
Is CourtCast Nina Totenberg’s Own Deep Blue?
Jeb Bush Has The Cash, But Not The GOP Support
How Baltimore’s Young Black Men Are Boxed In
For Broadway Shows, There’s A Prize For Opening Late
Podcast: The NFL Draft, Mayweather’s Past And How Many NFL Players Go Broke
The U.K.’s Most Diverse Constituency
Significant Digits For Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Don’t Expect The Orioles To Get The Calls In An Empty Camden Yards
Baltimore’s Police Officers Have Been Arrested At High Rates
Rick Snyder Has A Chris Christie Problem
The Movie Avengers Are Stuck In The 1970s
Most Baltimore Police Officers Live Outside The City
Marcus Mariota Is Projected To Be Better Than Jameis Winston
The 6,493 Best Ideas To Prevent Tanking In The NBA
How A Multiple-Choice Test Became A Fixture Of The NFL Draft
Graduates Of Two-Year Colleges Are Still Falling Short
Significant Digits For Thursday, April 30, 2015
Enter The Democratic Primary’s Liberal Alternative: Bernie Sanders!
The U.K.’s New At-Home HIV Test Is Better Than Anything We Have In The U.S.
Dangerous Times For The World’s Cultural Heritage
Are Some Positions Riskier To Pick Than Others In The NFL Draft?
The Failed Space Station Supply Mission Comes As Space Transport Changes
The U.K.’s Youngest Constituency
Significant Digits For Friday, May 1, 2015
The Most Diverse Cities Are Often The Most Segregated
Anatomy Of A Podcast Ad
But First, A Word From 100 Podcasts’ Sponsors
How Physics Explains Thor’s Hammer And Captain America’s Shield
How Physics Explains Thor’s Hammer And Captain America’s Shield
Andrew Wiggins And The Problem With Scorers
Chris Christie’s Access Lanes To The GOP Nomination Are Closed
Police Killings Almost Never Lead To Murder Charges
Baltimore Has A History Of Improper Arrests
The Week In Data: Changing Opinions, Heavy Drinking And P-Values
NBA Playoffs Preview: Hawks vs. Wizards Is Almost A Tossup
NBA Playoffs Preview: Do The Grizzlies Have Any Chance Against The Warriors?
What Explains UKIP’s Success In Clacton But Nowhere Else
Significant Digits For Monday, May 4, 2015
Yadier Molina Forgot How To Frame A Pitch
NBA Playoffs Preview: The Cavs, Down Two Players, Are Still Favored Against The Bulls
The Democratic Base Is Shifting, But The Party’s Position On Trade Isn’t
Two Background Players Join The 2016 Fray: Carly Fiorina And Ben Carson
NBA Playoffs Preview: Clippers Are Slight Favorites Against The Rockets
There’s A Difference Between Broke And Bankrupt For Ex-NFL Players
All Politics Is Local, Even In The Most Average Place In The U.K.
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 5, 2015
There’s A Good Chance You’ve Already Heard This Year’s Song Of The Summer
Huckabee May Be Doomed To Rerun His 2008 Campaign In 2016
Enough Already About The Job-Hopping Millennials
A Few People Lead Many Of The Anti-Muslim Groups In The U.S.
Podcast: Boring Boxing, NBA Round 2, Why The World Needs A New Baseball Stat
Are We Right About The U.K. General Election?
Food Deserts, Community Colleges And Innovative Slackers
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Think You Know Who Will Win The U.K. Election? Want To Bet?
‘Adam Silver Rides A Bear’ And Five Other Perfect Ideas For Fixing The NBA Lottery
Why Ken Jennings’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Is Nearly Impossible To Break
Is Six Democratic Debates Too Few?
We’ll Never Know Whether Stephen Curry Deserved To Be MVP (And That’s OK)
FiveThirtyEight Dissects The Deflategate Report
FiveThirtyEight Dissects The Deflategate Report
It Takes Years To Investigate A Campus Sexual Violence Complaint
Video: It’s Election Day In The U.K.
Where’s The Beef?
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 7, 2015
Baltimore’s Toxic Legacy Of Lead Paint
What To Expect On Election Night In The U.K.
U.K. General Election 2015 Live Blog [liveblog]
Women With Ph.D.s Buck The Trend Toward A Baby Bust
What The U.K. Exit Poll Will Tell Us
There Is No Presidents’ Trophy Curse, But That May Not Help The New York Rangers
Significant Digits For Friday, May 8, 2015
Racial And Ethnic Gaps Remain A Big Question in Medicine
What We Got Wrong In Our 2015 U.K. General Election Model
The Jobs Recovery Is Back On Track
Is Baseball Moving Beyond Old Guys In The Dugout?
Willie Mays Was Way Better Than Alex Rodriguez
Willie Mays Was Way Better Than Alex Rodriguez
The Rangers Are The San Antonio Spurs Of The NHL
The Week In Data: Motherhood, The Flash Crash, And Where You Live
IUDs Are More Affordable Than Ever, So Will More Women Get Them?
Significant Digits For Monday, May 11, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, May 11, 2015
What Else We Got Wrong In Our U.K. Election Model
Myanmar’s Rohingya Refugees Are The World’s Largest Group of Stateless People
LeBron May Be The Most Clutch Playoff Shooter Of His Generation
LeBron May Be The Most Clutch Playoff Shooter Of His Generation
Advanced Placement Tests, Tuition Increases And The Power Of Lists
Ken Jennings Has Nothing On Joe DiMaggio
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Some Washington Bureaucrats Are Adopting The Tech Tools Of Silicon Valley
There Is No ‘Blue Wall’
What If Tom Brady Missed Four Games Every Year?
Joining The Avengers Is As Deadly As Jumping Off A Four-Story Building
Losing Draft Picks Hurts The Patriots More Than Tom Brady’s Suspension
Are There Too Few Teachers, Or Too Few Good Ones?
How Pervasive Is Homophobia In U.S. Sports?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Podcast: Deflategate, And We Pick An NBA Draft-Fix Winner!
Podcast: Deflategate, And We Pick An NBA Draft-Fix Winner!
How Data Nerds Found A 131-Year-Old Sunken Treasure
FDA Suggests Rule Change That Could Allow 2 Million People To Donate Blood
How To Stop NBA Tanking: Tie Your Fate To Another Team’s Record
SurveyMonkey Was The Other Winner Of The U.K. Election
And Now, The Roy Awards For The Best NHL Playoff Goaltending Performances
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 14, 2015
The Biggest U.S. Police Departments Are Getting Smaller
The Rangers’ Stranger And Stranger Statistical Feats
Jeb Bush’s Bumbling On Iraq May Hurt Him Later Rather Than Sooner
There’s No Agreement On The Number Of Palestinians
Chase Utley Is The Unluckiest Man In Baseball
Hockey Refs Are Out To Get You (If They Already Got The Other Guy)
Significant Digits For Friday, May 15, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, May 15, 2015
‘Mad Men’ Is Ending. What’s Next For The Cast?
‘Mad Men’ Is Ending. What’s Next For The Cast?
Trust (With A Margin Of Error) Upcoming Tropical Storm Forecasts
How Many Americans Are Married To Their Cousins?
Adrian Beltre Is Hall Of Fame Worthy
Dairy Queen’s Kids Menu Is Still Super Unhealthy
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Likely Won’t Face Execution For A Very Long Time
The Week In Data: Murders, Marriage, Money And Methodology
Be Skeptical Of American Pharoah
750,000 People Travel The Northeast Corridor Every Day
Significant Digits For Monday, May 18, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, May 18, 2015
Big Business Is Getting Bigger
How Big A Problem Are Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs?
How Big A Problem Are Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs?
LeBron Dominates The Conference Finals
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Evangelical Protestants Are The Biggest Winners When People Change Faiths
NBA Playoffs Preview: Is It Warriors vs. Rockets? Or Curry vs. Harden?
Ignorance Of Inequality, Working Moms, And Public Defecation
Hillary Clinton Was Liberal. Hillary Clinton Is Liberal.
Podcast: Clippers’ Collapse, Rangers’ Squeakers, And Baseball Embraces Statcast
Podcast: Clippers’ Collapse, Rangers’ Squeakers, And Baseball Embraces Statcast
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Everybody Calm Down About Breastfeeding
NBA Playoffs Preview: LeBron vs. The Super-Balanced Hawks
Breaking Music Down To Its Genes
Statheads Had A Good Feeling About The Lightning’s Tyler Johnson
Statheads Had A Good Feeling About The Lightning’s Tyler Johnson
LA's New Minimum Wage Isn't Worth Anywhere Close To $15
LA’s New Minimum Wage Isn’t Worth Anywhere Close To $15
As A Major Retraction Shows, We’re All Vulnerable To Faked Data
Dear NFL: Kickers Will Not Be Stopped
How Suburban Are Big American Cities?
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 21, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 21, 2015
The GOP Candidates Most Likely To Be Left Out Of The Debates
New Study Details The Risks Of Reporting Sexual Assault In The Military
Charities Don’t Need To Break Laws To Waste Your Money
Charities Don’t Need To Break Laws To Waste Your Money
How We Calculate NBA Elo Ratings
A Baseball’s Exit Velocity Is Five Parts Hitter, One Part Pitcher
Significant Digits For Friday, May 22, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, May 22, 2015
The Best NBA Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo
Rafael Nadal Is 80 Percent Of What He Used To Be
Same-Sex Marriage Wins Easily In Ireland
The Week In Data: Cruise Ships, Road Trips And Baseball
Why John Nash Matters
Why The Oldest Person In The World Keeps Dying
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Bill Russell’s Celtics Were Great. Tim Duncan’s Spurs Have Been Better.
Workplace Inequality, Juvenile Mental Health And Pre-K Politics
Are The Rangers And Blackhawks Clutch — Or Lucky?
Are The Rangers And Blackhawks Clutch -- Or Lucky?
Three Out Of Every Four Tornado Warnings Are False Alarms
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Rick Santorum’s 2016 Bid Shows Just How Far The GOP Field Has Come
Podcast: Nadal’s Decline, Every NBA Team Ranked, And Whether Stars Matter
That Time Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura Was Elected Governor Of Minnesota
Farewell, Atlanta Hawks: What A Disappointing End To A Surprising Season
The ‘One Person, One Vote’ Case Relies On Statistics That Nobody Has
The ‘One Person, One Vote’ Case Relies On Statistics That Nobody Has
How FIFA’s Structure Lends Itself To Corruption
Why George Pataki’s Candidacy Is Virtually Hopeless In Two Charts
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 28, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, May 28, 2015
Are Long-Distance Relationships Doomed?
Are Long-Distance Relationships Doomed?
What The Nebraska Vote Means For The Death Penalty Nationally
‘Hot Takedown’ Wonders: Do Stars Matter?
The Bulls Just Fired One Of The Best Coaches In The NBA
One Of These World Cup Hosts Is Not Like The Others
How To Break FIFA
Significant Digits For Friday, May 29, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, May 29, 2015
The Supreme Court Could Transfer A Lot Of Political Power Away From Cities
The Astros Are Making A Historic Turnaround
Here’s What Adam Silver Thinks About Our Proposal To Fix The NBA Draft
Marylanders Don’t Like Martin O’Malley, So Why Would The Rest Of America?
The Week In Data: Inequality, Ignorance And Inboxes
Significant Digits For Monday, June 1, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, June 1, 2015
Where This Year's Cavs Rank Among LeBron’s NBA Finals Supporting Casts
Where This Year’s Cavs Rank Among LeBron’s NBA Finals Supporting Casts
Lindsey Graham May Have Already Won
What We Learned From The U.S. Women’s Soccer Friendlies
The Rock Isn’t Alone: Lots Of People Are Worried About ‘The Big One’
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 2, 2015
2015 Women's World Cup Predictions [project]
How Our Women’s World Cup Model Works
Women’s World Cup Preview: The U.S. Has Company In The Lead
Big Data Says You And A.J. Jacobs Are Cousins
UAB Shows Us How To Revive A College Football Program
Most Americans Say They Don’t Know A Transgender Person — But Many Of Them Probably Do
There Is A Record Number Of Winter Jackets On The Streets Of The Northeast
There Is A Record Number Of Winter Jackets On The Streets Of The Northeast
FiveThirtyEight Finally Fixes FIFA
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Live Blog: Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal At The French Open [liveblog]
Polling Is Getting Harder, But It’s A Vital Check On Power
Where Police Have Killed Americans In 2015
Podcast: Blatter’s Out, Women’s World Cup, NBA Finals, And The Astros’ Turnaround
Kelley O’Hara And Christen Press Talk Dumplings, Shooting Stars And How To Win The World Cup
Memo From A Bitter Rangers Fan: The NHL Just Missed A Ratings Bonanza
Memo From A Bitter Rangers Fan: The NHL Just Missed A Ratings Bonanza
How Your Tennis Stats Get Made
How Your Tennis Stats Get Made
It’s Not 2007 Anymore, Lincoln Chafee
It’s Not 2007 Anymore, Lincoln Chafee
Teaching Youth To Think ‘Slow’ May Help Reduce Crime
Are Six-Man Rotations Ever Worth It?
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 4, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 4, 2015
NBA Finals Preview: LeBron vs. Curry vs. Everybody Else
NBA Finals Preview: LeBron vs. Curry vs. Everybody Else
Rick Perry Fell Harder Than Anyone — And He’s The First To Try Again
LeBron’s Greatest Challenge: The NBA Finals Aren’t Kind To Underdogs
The Warriors Became Great — Organically
Barcelona vs. Juventus Is The Strongest Champions League Final Ever
Barcelona vs. Juventus Is The Strongest Champions League Final Ever
Lionel Messi’s Majestic Season
Significant Digits For Friday, June 5, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, June 5, 2015
What Are The Chances Of Serving On A Jury?
A Good Jobs Report, But Not Yet A Full Recovery
A Good Jobs Report, But Not Yet A Full Recovery
The Rest Of The World Is Catching Up To The Top Teams In Women’s Soccer
We’re Hiring An Art Director
The Class of 2014 Is Doing Pretty Well
The Class of 2014 Is Doing Pretty Well
What Kyrie Irving’s Injury Could Mean For The Cavs’ Chances
Why Some Tennis Matches Take Forever
Where The U.S. Women Are Likely To Play In The World Cup’s Knockout Stage
Tobey Maguire Is The Real-Life Vince From 'Entourage'
Tobey Maguire Is The Real-Life Vince From ‘Entourage’
American Pharoah's A Superhorse, But He's No Secretariat
American Pharoah’s A Superhorse, But He’s No Secretariat
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
Significant Digits For Monday, June 8, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, June 8, 2015
A Win Probability Guide To U.S. vs. Australia
A Win Probability Guide To U.S. vs. Australia
What Fox News Still Isn’t Saying About Its GOP Debate
Escapees From New York's Prisons Are Rarely Free For Long
Escapees From New York’s Prisons Are Rarely Free For Long
The Tonys Have Never Been So Dominated By Women
‘Live By The Three, Die By The Three’ Is Mostly A Myth
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Don’t Pay Attention To That Wisconsin Straw Poll
Don’t Pay Attention To That Wisconsin Straw Poll
U.S. Beats Australia, But Germany Inches Ahead In Our Women's World Cup Forecast
U.S. Beats Australia, But Germany Inches Ahead In Our Women’s World Cup Forecast
Blatter’s Reign At FIFA Hasn’t Helped Soccer’s Poor
The Cavs’ Win Was Either A Huge Upset Or A Sign Of Something Bigger
The Cavs’ Win Was Either A Huge Upset Or A Sign Of Something Bigger
Loan Forgiveness For Bad-Faith, Not Bad-Bargain Schools
Loan Forgiveness For Bad-Faith, Not Bad-Bargain Schools
Podcast: Lonely LeBron, Dominant Serena, And Nate vs. A 12-Year-Old
Podcast: Lonely LeBron, Dominant Serena, And Nate vs. A 12-Year-Old
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, June 10, 2015
The Most Common Unisex Names In America: Is Yours One Of Them?
There Are More Liberals, But Not Fewer Conservatives
There Are More Liberals, But Not Fewer Conservatives
The EPA’s Significant Yet Totally Insufficient Approach To Plane Emissions
Putting A Price Tag On The Stress Of Having A Child
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 11, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Cavs Have Played The Defense Of Their Lives So Far -- Can They Keep It Up?
The Cavs Have Played The Defense Of Their Lives So Far — Can They Keep It Up?
What Makes Someone Identify As Multiracial?
Is The Moon To Blame?
Uh, ‘Robots’ Aren’t Better Than Humans At Predicting Supreme Court Decisions
Uh, ‘Robots’ Aren’t Better Than Humans At Predicting Supreme Court Decisions
Where Have You Gone, Secretariat?
Significant Digits For Friday, June 12, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, June 12, 2015
Women’s World Cup Preview: The U.S. And Sweden Have A Score To Settle
Women’s World Cup Preview: The U.S. And Sweden Have A Score To Settle
The Abortion Rate Is Falling Because Fewer Women Are Getting Pregnant
Why The Warriors Are So Tough To Beat
Why The Warriors Are So Tough To Beat
Don’t Let ‘Jurassic World’ Ruin The Franchise: A Guide To Judging Movie Sequels
Big Papi Needs More Time To Think
The Iowa Straw Poll Is Dead. What Could Kill Off The Iowa Caucus?
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’
Pols And Polls Say The Same Thing: Jeb Bush Is A Weak Front-Runner
Significant Digits For Monday, June 15, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, June 15, 2015
LeBron James May Go Down As The Greatest Loser Ever
LeBron James May Go Down As The Greatest Loser Ever
Yeah, The Blackhawks Are A Dynasty
Get Ready For Even More Off-Book ‘Game Of Thrones’
Get Ready For Even More Off-Book ‘Game Of Thrones’
Charts: Baltimore Crime, Before And After Freddie Gray's Funeral
Charts: Baltimore Crime, Before And After Freddie Gray’s Funeral
Significant Digits for Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Significant Digits for Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Why Donald Trump Isn’t A Real Candidate, In One Chart
Why Donald Trump Isn’t A Real Candidate, In One Chart
Here's Another Story About How Great LeBron James Is
Here’s Another Story About How Great LeBron James Is
Baseball Gets A Rude Welcome To The Age Of Cyber Espionage
Podcast: Hockey’s Modern Dynasty, NBA Finals, And A Baseball Hacking Scandal!
The Best And Worst Airlines, Airports And Flights, Summer 2015 Update
Significant Digits for Wednesday, June 17, 2015
The Year Of The Warriors
What To Make Of The Bernie Sanders Surge
The Dominican Republic’s Revocation Of Citizenship Creates 200,000 Stateless People
The Dominican Republic’s Revocation Of Citizenship Creates 200,000 Stateless People
The Long History Of Musicians Telling Republicans To Stop Playing Their Music
The Long History Of Musicians Telling Republicans To Stop Playing Their Music
Doctors Are Partisan On Obamacare (Just Like Everybody Else)
Doctors Are Partisan On Obamacare (Just Like Everybody Else)
Significant Digits for Thursday, June 18, 2015
Significant Digits for Thursday, June 18, 2015
‘Screen Time’ For Kids Is Probably Fine
What We Know About Hate Crimes In South Carolina
What We Know About Hate Crimes In South Carolina
Brian Williams's Reign At NBC Is Over -- Here's How It Stacks Up
Brian Williams’s Reign At NBC Is Over — Here’s How It Stacks Up
Black Americans Are Killed At 12 Times The Rate Of People In Other Developed Countries
Black Americans Are Killed At 12 Times The Rate Of People In Other Developed Countries
The Pope’s Not Going To Like How Far We Are From Our Climate Change Goals
The Pope’s Not Going To Like How Far We Are From Our Climate Change Goals
An All-Charleston Significant Digits for Friday, June 19, 2015
An All-Charleston Significant Digits for Friday, June 19, 2015
Projecting The Top 50 Players In The 2015 NBA Draft Class
The Massacre In Charleston Is Unlikely To Lead To Gun Control Legislation
The Massacre In Charleston Is Unlikely To Lead To Gun Control Legislation
The Winners And Losers Of The Women’s World Cup Group Stage
We’re Getting Better Data On Sexual Assault, But We Need To Ask Better Questions
The Charleston Shooter Struck The Heart Of The African-American South
The Charleston Shooter Struck The Heart Of The African-American South
Time With The Kids Is Good For Dads, But So Is Providing For The Family
The Week In Data: Refugees, Snapchats, And Animal Trade
We Tried — And Failed — To Identify The Most Banned Book In America
Significant Digits for Monday, June 22, 2015
Significant Digits for Monday, June 22, 2015
Before Charleston, Not Many People Wanted To Take Down The Confederate Flag
Before Charleston, Not Many People Wanted To Take Down The Confederate Flag
Jordan Spieth’s Grand Slam Chances
Significant Digits for Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Significant Digits for Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Leave O’Hare Airport Alone
Leave O’Hare Airport Alone
Attitudes Toward Racism And Inequality Are Shifting
Attitudes Toward Racism And Inequality Are Shifting
‘Jurassic World’ Is An Above Average Sequel — Math Says So
How A-Rod's 3,000 Hits Stack Up
How A-Rod’s 3,000 Hits Stack Up
Podcast: U.S. Women March On, NBA Draft Preview, And Is A-Rod A G.O.A.T.?
Significant Digits for Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Introducing Our Newest Podcast: What's The Point
Introducing Our Newest Podcast: What’s The Point
Bobby Jindal Should Have Run In 2012, Not 2016
The Receding Of Sarah Palin, In One Chart
The Receding Of Sarah Palin, In One Chart
Ode To The Underrated: Andrei Kirilenko Edition
Ode To The Underrated: Andrei Kirilenko Edition
Here’s How Americans Spend Their Working, Relaxing and Parenting Time
Significant Digits for Thursday, June 25, 2015
Significant Digits for Thursday, June 25, 2015
Some Parts Of America Are Aging Much Faster Than Others
Some Parts Of America Are Aging Much Faster Than Others
How Media Interest In The GOP Candidates Compares To Public Interest
How Media Interest In The GOP Candidates Compares To Public Interest
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision Is Already Worth $3 Billion For Insurers
Obamacare As A Political Issue Isn’t Going Away
Podcast: Neil DeGrasse Tyson On Big Data, Race, And Why Work-Life Balance Is Overrated
Podcast: Neil DeGrasse Tyson On Big Data, Race, And Why Work-Life Balance Is Overrated
Significant Digits for Friday, June 26, 2015
Significant Digits for Friday, June 26, 2015
Why De Blasio’s Decision To Add NYPD Officers Could Cut Crime
Why De Blasio’s Decision To Add NYPD Officers Could Cut Crime
Same-Sex Marriage: From 0 To 100 Percent, In One Chart
The USWNT Better Fix Its Midfield Against China, Because Tougher Sledding Awaits
Will D'Angelo Russell Help The Lakers Call On The Hall Again?
Will D’Angelo Russell Help The Lakers Call On The Hall Again?
Despite This Week’s Victories, Obama Has Struggled At The Supreme Court
A Brief History Of Gay Rights At The Supreme Court
The Consistent, Slightly Above-Average Schlock Of Seth MacFarlane
The Consistent, Slightly Above-Average Schlock Of Seth MacFarlane
Change Doesn't Usually Come This Fast
Change Doesn’t Usually Come This Fast
We’re Seeing More Strikeouts, But It Takes Many More Pitches To Get Them
The Week In Data: Marriage, Music Festivals And The Confederacy
Significant Digits for Monday, June 29, 2015
Despite Today’s Ruling, The EPA Has A Pretty Good Record At The Supreme Court
Despite Today’s Ruling, The EPA Has A Pretty Good Record At The Supreme Court
Gay Marriage Doesn’t Make Domestic Partnership Obsolete
Early College High Schools Are Off To A Promising Start
Significant Digits for Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Significant Digits for Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Extreme Economic Outlier That Is Greece, In 7 Charts
The GOP May Regret Its Lasting Battle Against Gay Marriage
Did Nielsen Kill The Radio Star?
U.S. vs. Germany Is The Greatest Women’s World Cup Game Of All Time
U.S. vs. Germany Is The Greatest Women’s World Cup Game Of All Time
Chris Christie’s Path Will Only Get Steeper From Here
Why Is The U.S. So Good At Women's Soccer?
Why Is The U.S. So Good At Women’s Soccer?
Are Women More Likely Than Men To End A Relationship?
Significant Digits for Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Significant Digits for Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Podcast: U.S. Women’s Soccer Semifinals, Wimbledon, And NBA Free Agency
Podcast: U.S. Women’s Soccer Semifinals, Wimbledon, And NBA Free Agency
Can England’s Lionesses Upset Defending Champs Japan?
Can England’s Lionesses Upset Defending Champs Japan?
The Causes Of Black Church Fires Resist Easy Explanations
'Magic Mike’: Come For The Pecs, Stay For The Economics
‘Magic Mike’: Come For The Pecs, Stay For The Economics
The U.S. Women May Be The Greatest World Cup Dynasty
The U.S. Women May Be The Greatest World Cup Dynasty
Significant Digits for Thursday, July 2, 2015
Significant Digits for Thursday, July 2, 2015
Don’t Let The Disappointing June Jobs Report Distract From The Long-Term Trend
Donald Trump's Immigration Statements Will Find A Home In His Party
Donald Trump’s Immigration Statements Will Find A Home In His Party
Marijuana Edibles Are A Gamble For Users
Podcast: How Data Can Solve Our Most Vexing Transportation Problems
Jim Webb Is Searching For A Bygone Democratic Party
Jim Webb Is Searching For A Bygone Democratic Party
Baseball’s Kids Are All Right
The U.S. Is Twice As Likely To Win The World Cup As Japan
The U.S. Is Twice As Likely To Win The World Cup As Japan
The Week In Data: Maiden Names, Beer And Childless Women
Carli Lloyd’s Historic Hat Trick Won The World Cup
Understanding Different Measures Of Abortion
Significant Digits For Monday, July 6, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, July 6, 2015
Calm Markets Are Bad News For Greek Negotiators
The U.S.’s Early Lead In The World Cup Final Was Even Crazier Than It Seemed
The U.S.’s Early Lead In The World Cup Final Was Even Crazier Than It Seemed
The Royals Basically Have As Many All-Stars As They Deserve
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 7, 2015
The Polls Were Bad in Greece. The Conventional Wisdom Was Worse.
It’s 2015 — You’d Think We’d Have Figured Out How To Measure Web Traffic By Now
The Fragile Greek Banking System Is Nearing A Meltdown
The Fragile Greek Banking System Is Nearing A Meltdown
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 8, 2015
How Your Favorite Baseball Team Blows Its Money
Don’t Be Fooled By Baseball’s Small-Budget Success Stories
Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa And New Hampshire. Then Lose Everywhere Else.
Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa And New Hampshire. Then Lose Everywhere Else.
Podcast: The Greatest Dynasty Of All, NBA Free Agency, And All-Star Baseball
Podcast: The Greatest Dynasty Of All, NBA Free Agency, And All-Star Baseball
New Powerball Odds Could Give America Its First Billion-Dollar Jackpot
The Spurs Are Going To Be Really Good — Like, Golden State Warriors Good
Rapes Assisted By Drugs Or Alcohol Are All Too Common
Jordan Spieth’s Grand Slam Chances Just Increased By 33 Percent
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 9, 2015
Women Get Equal Pay, But Not Equal Billing, At Wimbledon
Jeb Bush Was Right: Americans Need To Work Longer Hours
Jeb Bush Was Right: Americans Need To Work Longer Hours
Expensive Cigarettes No Longer Keep Teenagers From Smoking
DeAndre Jordan Made The Right Call
DeAndre Jordan Made The Right Call
Women Haven’t Had Their Own Ticker-Tape Parade Since 1960
I Love You, You Love Me, We’ve Probably Never Said That To More Than Three
Significant Digits For Friday, July 10, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, July 10, 2015
Luis Valbuena Is Having A Very Weird Season With The Astros
Podcast: How Many People Regret Their Tattoo?
Podcast: How Many People Regret Their Tattoo?
The Week In Data: Ticker-Tape Parades, Birth Control And $100
The Week In Data: Ticker-Tape Parades, Birth Control And $100
Significant Digits For Monday, July 13, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, July 13, 2015
Scott Walker Wants To Cure His Party Of Its Weakness For Moderates
What If Most Campus Rapes Aren’t Committed By Serial Rapists?
Obama Catches Up To Both Bushes On Commutations
The Numbers Behind Hillary Clinton’s Economic Vision
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Your Chances Of Being Gored By A Bull In Pamplona Are Getting Higher
Your Chances Of Being Gored By A Bull In Pamplona Are Getting Higher
Podcast: A Special Stat-School Edition Of Hot Takedown
The 2016 Endorsement Primary [project]
Republicans Are Acting Like Democrats. Democrats Are Acting Like Republicans.
Republicans Are Acting Like Democrats. Democrats Are Acting Like Republicans.
Enes Kanter May Be One Of The Last Players To Cash In On Hollow Numbers
Enes Kanter May Be One Of The Last Players To Cash In On Hollow Numbers
Opinions About The Iran Deal Are More About Obama Than Iran
Opinions About The Iran Deal Are More About Obama Than Iran
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 15, 2015
No Matter How Much They Make, The Best Players In The NBA Are Vastly Underpaid
What To Do With A Million Stolen Fingerprints
What To Do With A Million Stolen Fingerprints
Kawhi Leonard Needs A Raise Even Though He Just Got One
The Bernie Sanders Surge Is About Bernie, Not Hillary
Even Pretending To Be A Professional Tennis Player Is Terrifying
It’s Dumb That The All-Star Game ‘Counts,’ But It’s Mostly Harmless
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 16, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 16, 2015
Which Countries Have The Most Immigrants?
Which Countries Have The Most Immigrants?
Two Good Reasons Not To Take The Donald Trump ‘Surge’ Seriously
Four Ways To Fund A Presidential Campaign
Four Ways To Fund A Presidential Campaign
Greece Hopes Foreign Tourists Will Help Pay Its Debts
Voters Were Just As Diverse In 2014 As They Were In 2008
Significant Digits For Friday, July 17, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, July 17, 2015
What’s The Optimal Speed For Exercise?
The Real Physics Of Ant-Man: Blind, Deaf, And His Voice Would Be Hilarious
The Real Physics Of Ant-Man: Blind, Deaf, And His Voice Would Be Hilarious
Podcast: Is It Possible To Have TMI During A Visit To The Doctor?
Are Dez Bryant And Demaryius Thomas Worth $140 Million?
Releasing Drug Offenders Won’t End Mass Incarceration
Releasing Drug Offenders Won’t End Mass Incarceration
Chris Christie Is In Danger Of Missing The First Republican Debate
Chris Christie Is In Danger Of Missing The First Republican Debate
The Best MLB All-Star Teams Ever
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’
The Science Of Grading Teachers Gets High Marks
Significant Digits For Monday, July 20, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, July 20, 2015
Donald Trump Is The World’s Greatest Troll
Ty Lawson Moves The Rockets Closer To The West’s Top Tier
Ty Lawson Moves The Rockets Closer To The West’s Top Tier
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 21, 2015
John Kasich: A Jeb Bush In Jon Huntsman Clothing
That FIFA Movie Really Was As Much Of A Bomb As You Heard
Marvel’s Run Crushes Hollywood’s Most Epic Winning Streaks
Marvel’s Run Crushes Hollywood’s Most Epic Winning Streaks
The U.S.’s Math Olympiad Win Breaks China’s Dominance
The U.S.’s Math Olympiad Win Breaks China’s Dominance
Streaks Like Zack Greinke’s Require A Ton Of Luck
Streaks Like Zack Greinke’s Require A Ton Of Luck
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 22, 2015
How Many Parents-To-Be Want To Know The Baby’s Sex?
Podcast: Unstoppable Greinke, The Greatest Basketball Season Ever, And Baseball Brain Data
Podcast: Unstoppable Greinke, The Greatest Basketball Season Ever, And Baseball Brain Data
How The NYPD Abused Citizens In The Name Of Data, And How One Cop Exposed It
What 12 Months Of Record-Setting Temperatures Looks Like Across The U.S.
What New York’s Minimum Wage Proposal For Fast Food Workers Is Really Worth
What New York’s Minimum Wage Proposal For Fast Food Workers Is Really Worth
Dear Nigel Richards, Please Try Romanian Scrabble
Dear Nigel Richards, Please Try Romanian Scrabble
Girls Are Rare At The International Math Olympiad
Girls Are Rare At The International Math Olympiad
Stop Trying To Be Creative
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 23, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 23, 2015
The Cost Of Child Care Might Not Be Skyrocketing
The Debate On Uber’s Impact In New York City Is Far From Over
The Debate On Uber’s Impact In New York City Is Far From Over
Nielsen’s Testing Hasn’t Resolved The Radio Ratings Debate
Nielsen’s Testing Hasn’t Resolved The Radio Ratings Debate
Being Arrested Is Nearly Twice As Deadly For African-Americans As Whites
Podcast: The Alchemy Behind Book Publishing
Podcast: The Alchemy Behind Book Publishing
Trump Would Lose Badly In A Third-Party Bid, But He Could Take The Republican Down, Too
Trump Would Lose Badly In A Third-Party Bid, But He Could Take The Republican Down, Too
Significant Digits For Friday, July 24, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, July 24, 2015
Anti-Gay Feeling Is High In Many African Countries Amid Obama Visit
Anti-Gay Feeling Is High In Many African Countries Amid Obama Visit
America Has Spoken: MLB Steroid Users Should Lose A Third Of Their Stats
America Has Spoken: MLB Steroid Users Should Lose A Third Of Their Stats
Frank Drake Totally Saw Kepler-452b Coming
We’re Hiring A Sports Editor
We’re Hiring A Sports Editor
Introducing censusAmericans, A Twitter Bot For America
Introducing censusAmericans, A Twitter Bot For America
The Week In Data: Road Trips, School Segregation, And Bowling Strategy
The Week In Data: Road Trips, School Segregation, And Bowling Strategy
37 Million People Use Ashley Madison, The Website For Infidelity
37 Million People Use Ashley Madison, The Website For Infidelity
What’s Wrong With Rand Paul’s Campaign?
What’s Wrong With Rand Paul’s Campaign?
Significant Digits For Monday, July 27, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, July 27, 2015
Roundtable: All Of Baseball History Should Get An Asterisk
How Weird Is Alex Rodriguez’s Resurgence?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Too Many People Don’t Know Marital Rape Is Rape
Too Many People Don’t Know Marital Rape Is Rape
In The Major Leagues, Female Coaches Are Barely A Rounding Error
In The Major Leagues, Female Coaches Are Barely A Rounding Error
Urban Resurgence Is A Double-Edged Sword For Democrats
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Donald Trump Is The Nickelback Of GOP Candidates
Donald Trump Is The Nickelback Of GOP Candidates
Ode To The Properly Rated: Ben Zobrist Edition
Ode To The Properly Rated: Ben Zobrist Edition
Podcast: Defining An Athlete’s Gender, Boston Says ‘No’ To The Olympics, And U.S. Soccer Woes
The United States Is The Biggest Importer Of Trophy Lions Like Cecil
The United States Is The Biggest Importer Of Trophy Lions Like Cecil
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 30, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, July 30, 2015
Buster Posey’s Pitch Framing Makes Him A Potential MVP
Does It Make Sense To Split The Check At A Restaurant?
Chris Christie, Newfound Drug Warrior, Is Too Late To Stop Pot
Chris Christie, Newfound Drug Warrior, Is Too Late To Stop Pot
Who Would You Invite To The First Republican Debate?
Who Would You Invite To The First Republican Debate?
Significant Digits For Friday, July 31, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, July 31, 2015
Helping Inmates Pay For College Could Dramatically Reduce Incarceration
Helping Inmates Pay For College Could Dramatically Reduce Incarceration
The Most Imbalanced Teams In MLB: Trade Deadline Edition
The Most Imbalanced Teams In MLB: Trade Deadline Edition
Four Republicans Are On The Bubble To Get Into The First Debate
Four Republicans Are On The Bubble To Get Into The First Debate
Podcast: The Algorithm Behind Your Browser
Podcast: The Algorithm Behind Your Browser
The Four Types Of Tom Cruise Movies
The Four Types Of Tom Cruise Movies
Ronda Rousey Fights Like An Outlier
Ronda Rousey Fights Like An Outlier
The Week In Data: E-Waste, High School Musicals, And Police Chases
The Week In Data: E-Waste, High School Musicals, And Police Chases
There’s No Perfect Way To Sort The Candidates For A Primary Debate
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 3, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 3, 2015
Joe Biden’s Schrödinger’s Cat Campaign
There’s Top-Heavy Super PACs, And There’s Super Top-Heavy Super PACs
There’s Top-Heavy Super PACs, And There’s Super Top-Heavy Super PACs
How Our Parole Simulator Works
How Our Parole Simulator Works
Should Prison Sentences Be Based On Crimes That Haven’t Been Committed Yet?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015
The Fox News GOP Debate Lineup Looks Pretty Set
The Fox News GOP Debate Lineup Looks Pretty Set
800 Of You Told Us Which Candidates Fox News Should Invite To The GOP Debate
800 Of You Told Us Which Candidates Fox News Should Invite To The GOP Debate
Did Your Team Blow It At The Trade Deadline?
Joe Biden Isn’t The Anti-Clinton
Joe Biden Isn’t The Anti-Clinton
Podcast: The Incredible Ronda Rousey, The MLB Trade Deadline, And A Doping Scandal
Podcast: The Incredible Ronda Rousey, The MLB Trade Deadline, And A Doping Scandal
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015
Meet The Maniac Who Scaled 58 Peaks In Less Than 10 Days
The Cannabis Chemist
States Vary Enormously On HPV Vaccination Rates
States Vary Enormously On HPV Vaccination Rates
Podcast: Totally Subjective Presidential Odds (Early August Edition)
Podcast: Totally Subjective Presidential Odds (Early August Edition)
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015
Donald Trump’s Six Stages Of Doom
Every Guest Jon Stewart Ever Had On ‘The Daily Show’
Every Guest Jon Stewart Ever Had On ‘The Daily Show’
Podcast: When Data Tells Us To Lock Someone Up
Podcast: When Data Tells Us To Lock Someone Up
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
Tracking Police Violence A Year After Ferguson
Don’t Forget The Workers The Recovery Is Leaving Behind
Don’t Forget The Workers The Recovery Is Leaving Behind
Donald Trump Won’t Win A War Against Fox News
Donald Trump Won’t Win A War Against Fox News
Did The Debate Hurt Or Help Trump? Watch His Favorability Numbers.
Did The Debate Hurt Or Help Trump? Watch His Favorability Numbers.
Is 2015 The Year Baseball’s Projections Failed?
Somebody Get Katie Ledecky A Time Machine
The Week In Data: Spam, Sweat And Sperm
The Week In Data: Spam, Sweat And Sperm
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 10, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 10, 2015
Data Availability Determines Whether Campaigns Focus On The Middle Or The Base
Data Availability Determines Whether Campaigns Focus On The Middle Or The Base
Uber Is Serving New York’s Outer Boroughs More Than Taxis Are
Blue Jays’ Breakout Is No Surprise, But Don’t Forget The W’s And L’s
Blue Jays’ Breakout Is No Surprise, But Don’t Forget The W’s And L’s
What We Don’t Know About Canada Might Hurt Us
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015
The Bernie Sanders Surge Appears To Be Over
The Bernie Sanders Surge Appears To Be Over
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring Fall Interns
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring Fall Interns
Donald Trump Is Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination
Donald Trump Is Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination
Donald Trump Is Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination
The Last Kings Of Kong
Rick Perry’s Low-Budget Campaign Needs Super PACs To Survive
Rick Perry’s Low-Budget Campaign Needs Super PACs To Survive
What A Bar Graph Can Tell Us About The Legionnaires’ Outbreak In New York
What A Bar Graph Can Tell Us About The Legionnaires’ Outbreak In New York
Podcast: We Tell John Starks Why He Was The J.R. Smith Of The ’90s
Podcast: We Tell John Starks Why He Was The J.R. Smith Of The ’90s
Geno Smith Wasn’t Better Than His Backup
Geno Smith Wasn’t Better Than His Backup
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015
The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)
The Post-Debate Losers (Walker) and Winners (Fiorina)
What Online Dating Was Like In The 1960s
Win Or Lose At The PGA, Jordan Spieth Is Having One Of Golf’s Greatest Seasons
Win Or Lose At The PGA, Jordan Spieth Is Having One Of Golf’s Greatest Seasons
Your Genes Won’t Make You Rich
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015
What Does It Mean To Die Of Natural Causes?
Podcast: We Still Rely On Volunteers To Tally The Victims Of Police Violence
Game Theory Says R.A. Dickey Should Throw More Knuckleballs
Candidates In Donald Trump’s Position Have A Terrible Track Record
Candidates In Donald Trump’s Position Have A Terrible Track Record
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 14, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 14, 2015
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Is The Rare Biopic Not About White Dudes
MLB’s Best Free Agent Doesn’t Play Baseball
The Week In Data: Ferguson
Hillary Clinton’s Inevitable Problems
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 17, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 17, 2015
Jason Day Deserves An Ovation, But Give The Field A Golf Clap Too
Jason Day Deserves An Ovation, But Give The Field A Golf Clap Too
Everything* Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Gets Wrong
Jordan Spieth’s Majors Run Was One Of The Greatest In Golf History
Jordan Spieth’s Majors Run Was One Of The Greatest In Golf History
Crowdfunding Is Driving A $196 Million Board Game Renaissance
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015
Is The Republican Establishment Losing Control Of The Party?
Is The Republican Establishment Losing Control Of The Party?
Podcast: A Premier League Preview; The NFL Gets Microchips
Podcast: A Premier League Preview; The NFL Gets Microchips
Science Isn’t Broken
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
Senator Sanders, You’re No Barack Obama
Senator Sanders, You’re No Barack Obama
Umpires Are Less Blind Than They Used To Be
Statistics Could Do More For Your Sex Life Than ‘Female Viagra’
Statistics Could Do More For Your Sex Life Than ‘Female Viagra’
Raising A Ballerina Will Cost You $100,000
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015
Chase Utley’s Case For The Hall Of Fame
Chase Utley’s Case For The Hall Of Fame
The Gender Orgasm Gap
The Gender Orgasm Gap
Podcast: The Military’s Drone Obsession Isn’t Making It Better
Podcast: The Military’s Drone Obsession Isn’t Making It Better
What Carly Fiorina Needs To Make CNN’s Main Stage Debate
What Carly Fiorina Needs To Make CNN’s Main Stage Debate
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 21, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 21, 2015
Harry Kane, Luckiest Man In Soccer
This Is How Bernie Sanders Could Win
This Is How Bernie Sanders Could Win
The Week In Data: Abortion Access, Illegal Ivory And Timeless Songs
The Week In Data: Abortion Access, Illegal Ivory And Timeless Songs
Katrina Washed Away New Orleans’s Black Middle Class
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 24, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 24, 2015
Has The ADA Broken Its Economic Promises To People With Disabilities?
Worried About The Stock Market? Whatever You Do, Don’t Sell.
Worried About The Stock Market? Whatever You Do, Don’t Sell.
Don’t Read Too Much Into Ohio State’s Unanimous No. 1 Ranking
Don’t Read Too Much Into Ohio State’s Unanimous No. 1 Ranking
Test Scores Don’t Tell Us Everything About New Orleans School Reform
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015
Joe Biden Is Buying Time By Playing The Media
Joe Biden Is Buying Time By Playing The Media
Jordy Nelson’s Injury Will Test Aaron Rodgers — And The Value Of Wide Receivers
Jordy Nelson’s Injury Will Test Aaron Rodgers — And The Value Of Wide Receivers
The Best Jobs Now Require You To Be A People Person
Podcast: The FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In Pitching Stats
Podcast: The FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In Pitching Stats
We Still Don’t Know How Many People Died Because Of Katrina
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015
Donald Trump Is Running A Perpetual Attention Machine
Donald Trump Is Running A Perpetual Attention Machine
The Happiest And Saddest Fans In Baseball
The Happiest And Saddest Fans In Baseball
One Way To Fight The California Drought: Study Trees
I’m Better Than 245 NFL Players At Catching Footballs
I’m Better Than 245 NFL Players At Catching Footballs
Why The Plan To Shrink New Orleans Failed
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015
The Mets’ Hot Streak Should Carry Into September
The Mets’ Hot Streak Should Carry Into September
When Trump Attacks!
Psychology Is Starting To Deal With Its Replication Problem
Psychology Is Starting To Deal With Its Replication Problem
Podcast: Bad Incentives Are Blocking Better Science
Podcast: Bad Incentives Are Blocking Better Science
Public Transit Should Be Uber’s New Best Friend
A Nerd’s Guide To The 2,229 Paintings At MoMA
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 28, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 28, 2015
Most Of The Biden Speculation Is Malarkey
Most Of The Biden Speculation Is Malarkey
The Week In Data: Minimum Wage, College Majors And Ashley Madison
The Week In Data: Minimum Wage, College Majors And Ashley Madison
Serena Williams And The Difference Between All-Time Great And Greatest Of All Time
Eliminating Hepatitis C Means Treating Prisoners
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 31, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 31, 2015
A Ben Carson Surge May Test Trump
A Ben Carson Surge May Test Trump
We Got Berned
We Got Berned
2015 NFL Preview: What To Expect If You’re A Packers, Lions, Vikings Or Bears Fan
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015
When Will Everyone I Know Be Married?
Podcast: An Un-American U.S. Open; Serena’s Endorsements; An Analytics Approach To Fantasy Football
Podcast: An Un-American U.S. Open; Serena’s Endorsements; An Analytics Approach To Fantasy Football
2015 NFL Preview: How The Salary Cap Is Shaping The Falcons, Saints, Panthers and Buccaneers
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015
Keep Calm And Ignore The 2016 ‘Game Changers’
Keep Calm And Ignore The 2016 ‘Game Changers’
We’re Looking For An Experienced Political Reporter
We’re Looking For An Experienced Political Reporter
American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer
American Chess May Finally Emerge From The Shadow Of Bobby Fischer
2015 NFL Preview: Everything You Need To Know About The Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams And 49ers
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
The Republican Establishment Is Waiting On The Sidelines
The Republican Establishment Is Waiting On The Sidelines
How The FDA Could Change The Way It Approves Drugs
The Tom Brady Ruling Means Nearly Half An Extra Win For The Patriots
The Tom Brady Ruling Means Nearly Half An Extra Win For The Patriots
Podcast: How BuzzFeed Made #TheDress Go Viral
Podcast: How BuzzFeed Made #TheDress Go Viral
$14 Million In Campaign Spending Down, $4.4 Billion Still To Go
$14 Million In Campaign Spending Down, $4.4 Billion Still To Go
2015 NFL Preview: The Eagles, Cowboys And Giants Look Good Compared To The Disaster In D.C.
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 4, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 4, 2015
About That ‘Game-Changing’ Jobs Report
About That ‘Game-Changing’ Jobs Report
Catholics Who Disagree With The Vatican Think The Church Will Change
Catholics Who Disagree With The Vatican Think The Church Will Change
The Best And Worst Airlines, Labor Day Update: Spirit Is A Mess
The Best And Worst Airlines, Labor Day Update: Spirit Is A Mess
The Week In Data: Expletives, Book Covers, And High School Boyfriends
The Week In Data: Expletives, Book Covers, And High School Boyfriends
Fifteen Minutes In Flushing: A Special U.S. Open Podcast
Serena Williams Is Getting A Raw Deal By Only Playing Best Of Three Sets
Serena Williams Is Getting A Raw Deal By Only Playing Best Of Three Sets
2015 NFL Preview: The Texans, Jaguars And Titans Will Try To Rein In The Colts
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
Everyone’s Just Guessing About Matt Harvey’s Innings Limit
Everyone’s Just Guessing About Matt Harvey’s Innings Limit
FiveThirtyEight Has A Fall Internship Position To Fill
FiveThirtyEight Has A Fall Internship Position To Fill
Madden Challenge: Can You Win The Super Bowl With This Dude At QB?
Madden Challenge: Can You Win The Super Bowl With This Dude At QB?
If Donald Trump Can Win The Nomination, Ben Carson Could Too
If Donald Trump Can Win The Nomination, Ben Carson Could Too
Podcast: NFL Preview; Walt Hickey, Quarterback; U.S. Open Week Two
Podcast: NFL Preview; Walt Hickey, Quarterback; U.S. Open Week Two
2015 NFL Preview: The Ravens, Bengals, Steelers And, Yes, Even The Browns Will Fight For The AFC North
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
Stop Comparing Donald Trump And Bernie Sanders
Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan Is Pretty Weird
Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan Is Pretty Weird
Germany’s Plan For Migrants Will Reshape Its Future
Germany’s Plan For Migrants Will Reshape Its Future
2015 NFL Preview: Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Tom Brady (And The Rest Of The AFC East)
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Podcast: When Your Boss Is Big Brother
Podcast: When Your Boss Is Big Brother
NFL Elo Ratings Are Back!
NFL Elo Ratings Are Back!
Why Aren’t The Best Teams In The NFL Expected To Win A Ton Of Games?
2015 NFL Preview: Peyton’s Broncos Headline The AFC West For At Least One More Season
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
Ignore The Headlines: We Don’t Know If E-Cigs Lead Kids To Real Cigs
Scare Headlines Exaggerated The U.S. Crime Wave
The Death Spiral Of M. Night Shyamalan’s Career
The Death Spiral Of M. Night Shyamalan’s Career
Ratings Nerd Fight: Seattle is #1 in Elo, Green Bay Is #1 in FPI
Ratings Nerd Fight: Seattle is #1 in Elo, Green Bay Is #1 in FPI
Rick Perry’s Failed Presidential Aspirations, In One Chart
Rick Perry’s Failed Presidential Aspirations, In One Chart
Roberta Vinci’s Upset Of Serena Williams Is The Biggest In Modern Women’s Tennis History
Roberta Vinci’s Upset Of Serena Williams Is The Biggest In Modern Women’s Tennis History
The Week In Data: Immigrants, Executions, And Apple-Induced Heartbeats
The Week In Data: Immigrants, Executions, And Apple-Induced Heartbeats
Djokovic And Federer Are Vying To Be The Greatest Of All Time
How To Evaluate The Economic Records Of Governors Who Want To Be President
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Romo, Rivers Or Roethlisberger?
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Romo, Rivers Or Roethlisberger?
Jake Arrieta Is Not Your Normal Ace
Five Things You Need To Know Before Predicting The 2016 Election
Five Things You Need To Know Before Predicting The 2016 Election
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
Don’t Worry Too Much About A Fed Interest Rate Hike
Some Context For America’s Pledge To Take In 10,000 Syrian Refugees
Some Context For America’s Pledge To Take In 10,000 Syrian Refugees
Podcast: The Pats’ Home-Field Advantage; Djokovic The GoAT; Cespedes For The Rest Of Us
Podcast: The Pats’ Home-Field Advantage; Djokovic The GoAT; Cespedes For The Rest Of Us
The Complete History Of The NFL [project]
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Hillary Clinton Is Stuck In A Poll-Deflating Feedback Loop
More Jobs Haven’t Meant Less Poverty
What Went Down In The Second GOP Debate [liveblog]
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
Has One Win Turned The Titans Into … Titans?
Has One Win Turned The Titans Into … Titans?
We’re Bullish On Fiorina And (Still) Bearish On Trump After The Debate
We’re Bullish On Fiorina And (Still) Bearish On Trump After The Debate
Podcast: The Guy Who Predicts Whether A Movie Will Bomb, Months Before It’s Made
Podcast: The Guy Who Predicts Whether A Movie Will Bomb, Months Before It’s Made
If The Patriots Are Cheating At Home, The Stats Don’t Show It
What To Expect When Both Of You Are Expecting
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
A Million People Were In Prison Before We Called It Mass Incarceration
The Best NFL Teams Of All Time, According To Elo
The Subtext Buried In Seven Great Movie Chess Scenes
The Subtext Buried In Seven Great Movie Chess Scenes
The Week In Data: Miss America, Gmail, And Donald Trump
The Week In Data: Miss America, Gmail, And Donald Trump
There’s Hope For Bernie Sanders In Joe Biden’s Polling
There’s Hope For Bernie Sanders In Joe Biden’s Polling
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Tony Romo Will Be Missed
NFL Gunslinger Of The Week: Tony Romo Will Be Missed
Stats Can’t Tell Us Whether Mike Trout Or Josh Donaldson Should Be MVP
Scott Walker May Have Been A Terrible Candidate — Or An Unlucky One
Scott Walker May Have Been A Terrible Candidate — Or An Unlucky One
Scott Walker Blew His Last Chance: The Debate
Scott Walker Blew His Last Chance: The Debate
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015
Transgender Students Are Particularly Vulnerable To Campus Sexual Assault
Transgender Students Are Particularly Vulnerable To Campus Sexual Assault
New York’s Green Cabs Stay Close To The City Center
New York’s Green Cabs Stay Close To The City Center
The Two Best Teams In The WNBA Don’t Need Threes
Movies Are About To Get Good Again
Movies Are About To Get Good Again
Podcast: Nate Silver On The Power Of Elo
Podcast: Nate Silver On The Power Of Elo
Like Houseguests, The Worst Candidates Sometimes Stay The Longest
Like Houseguests, The Worst Candidates Sometimes Stay The Longest
What Does Success Look Like For Pope Francis?
What Does Success Look Like For Pope Francis?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015
How Many People Can You Remember?
Yogi Berra Was One Of A Kind
Yogi Berra Was One Of A Kind
The Eagles And Ravens Are Screwed
Tons Of People Are Moving To The Coast Amid A Lull In Hurricanes
Tons Of People Are Moving To The Coast Amid A Lull In Hurricanes
Who Does Scott Walker’s Exit Help?
Who Does Scott Walker’s Exit Help?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015
It’s Time For Drew Brees And The Saints To Break Up
Pope Francis Called For More Work From Priests, But 20 Percent Of Parishes Don’t Even Have One
Pope Francis Called For More Work From Priests, But 20 Percent Of Parishes Don’t Even Have One
Podcast: Everyone Is Your Cousin
Podcast: Everyone Is Your Cousin
Was The Second Debate The Beginning Of The End For Donald Trump?
Was The Second Debate The Beginning Of The End For Donald Trump?
Bobby Jindal Could Still Win Iowa
Bobby Jindal Could Still Win Iowa
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
There Are 1,584 People In America Named ‘Seven’
There Are 1,584 People In America Named ‘Seven’
John Boehner Had A Good Run
John Boehner Had A Good Run
Skeptical Football: Should Marcus Mariota Book His Flight To Canton?
The Hard-Line Republicans Who Pushed John Boehner Out
The Hard-Line Republicans Who Pushed John Boehner Out
The Three Types Of Anne Hathaway Movies
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
33 Million Americans Still Don’t Have Health Insurance
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 28, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Sept. 28, 2015
Republicans Were More United Than Ever Under John Boehner
Republicans Were More United Than Ever Under John Boehner
Donald Trump Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes For 31 Million Americans
Donald Trump Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes For 31 Million Americans
The Falcons Might Be For Real
The Falcons Might Be For Real
No One Knows Whether Hillary Clinton Is Authentic
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015
Who’s To Blame For The Nationals’ Implosion?
Jeb Bush Has Endorsements — Just Not All The Right Ones
Jeb Bush Has Endorsements — Just Not All The Right Ones
A Lazy, Out-Of-Shape Amateur Won Two More Super Bowls Than Tony Romo
A Lazy, Out-Of-Shape Amateur Won Two More Super Bowls Than Tony Romo
Podcast: Injured QBs; The Nationals Implode; A NWSL Finals Preview
Podcast: Injured QBs; The Nationals Implode; A NWSL Finals Preview
Chat: How Much Damage Has The Email Scandal Done To Hillary Clinton?
Chat: How Much Damage Has The Email Scandal Done To Hillary Clinton?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
The Patriots Are Almost Certainly Not Going 16-0
The Patriots Are Almost Certainly Not Going 16-0
Half Of U.S. Catholics Disagree With Pope Francis On The Death Penalty
Half Of U.S. Catholics Disagree With Pope Francis On The Death Penalty
Why Hurricane Joaquin Is So Hard To Forecast
Why Hurricane Joaquin Is So Hard To Forecast
How Many Women Don’t Use Tampons?
How Many Women Don’t Use Tampons?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
The Steelers And Cowboys Aren’t Dead Yet
The Steelers And Cowboys Aren’t Dead Yet
Podcast: Your Cloud Self vs. You
Podcast: Your Cloud Self vs. You
Republicans Don’t Like Donald Trump As Much As They Used To
Republicans Don’t Like Donald Trump As Much As They Used To
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
FiveThirtyEight And Grantland Are Hiring An Associate Producer!
FiveThirtyEight And Grantland Are Hiring An Associate Producer!
The U.S. Economic Recovery Now Depends On Consumers
The U.S. Economic Recovery Now Depends On Consumers
Most Americans Get ‘Free Stuff’ From The Government
Most Americans Get ‘Free Stuff’ From The Government
Smart Matt Damon Is Hot Matt Damon
Smart Matt Damon Is Hot Matt Damon
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
Supreme Court Justices Get More Liberal As They Get Older
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 5, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 5, 2015
Colin Kaepernick Used To Be Russell Wilson, Bro
Colin Kaepernick Used To Be Russell Wilson, Bro
‘Hamilton’ Is The Very Model Of A Modern Fast-Paced Musical
‘Hamilton’ Would Last 4 To 6 Hours If It Were Sung At The Pace Of Other Broadway Shows
The Senate’s Criminal Justice Bill Would Lengthen Some Sentences — But Reduce Far More
The Senate’s Criminal Justice Bill Would Lengthen Some Sentences — But Reduce Far More
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015
Watch Out, Joe Biden, Polls Aren’t Kind To Candidates Who Enter Late
Watch Out, Joe Biden, Polls Aren’t Kind To Candidates Who Enter Late
The Best 2015 MLB Teams, According To Our New Ratings
The Best 2015 MLB Teams, According To Our New Ratings
The Blue Jays Are The Best — And There’s An 80 Percent Chance They Won’t Win
The Blue Jays Are The Best — And There’s An 80 Percent Chance They Won’t Win
Why Hillary Clinton Feels Safe Running To The Left Of Bernie Sanders On Guns
Why Hillary Clinton Feels Safe Running To The Left Of Bernie Sanders On Guns
Podcast: MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore’s Legacy, And The Kick-pocalypse
Podcast: MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore’s Legacy, And The Kick-pocalypse
There Are Way More Homeless Students Than There Used To Be
There Are Way More Homeless Students Than There Used To Be
Should Jeb Bush Be Freaking Out Right Now?
Should Jeb Bush Be Freaking Out Right Now?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015
The Wild-Card Winner Is The Team To Beat In The NL
The Wild-Card Winner Is The Team To Beat In The NL
The Nobel-Winning Malaria Drug Won’t Work For Much Longer
The Nobel-Winning Malaria Drug Won’t Work For Much Longer
Gallup Gave Up. Here’s Why That Sucks.
Gallup Gave Up. Here’s Why That Sucks.
NHL Coaches Are Pulling Goalies Earlier Than Ever
It’s Getting Harder To Move Beyond A Minimum-Wage Job
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015
Podcast: Wall Street’s Just One Big Bloomberg Chat
Podcast: Wall Street’s Just One Big Bloomberg Chat
Why Kevin McCarthy’s Speaker Bid Was Doomed
Why Kevin McCarthy’s Speaker Bid Was Doomed
2015-16 CARMELO NBA Projections: Marcus Smart [project]
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
The 25 Most Rewatchable Movies Of All Time
The 25 Most Rewatchable Movies Of All Time
We’re Predicting The Career Of Every NBA Player. Here’s How.
2015-16 NBA Preview: Is This The Thunder’s Last Chance?
2015-16 NBA Preview: Is This The Thunder’s Last Chance?
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Celtics Are Going To Be Good Again
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Pistons Could Stop Being Terrible
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Pistons Could Stop Being Terrible
Boy, Those Toronto Blue Jays World Series Odds Went South Quick
Boy, Those Toronto Blue Jays World Series Odds Went South Quick
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Mavericks Are On A Treadmill of Mediocrity
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Mavericks Are On A Treadmill of Mediocrity
The Week In Data: Guns
The Week In Data: Guns
Bernie Sanders’s Big Chance To Woo Non-White Voters
Bernie Sanders’s Big Chance To Woo Non-White Voters
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 12, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 12, 2015
2015-16 NBA Preview: The New-Look Spurs Are Gonna Be Really Good
2015-16 NBA Preview: The New-Look Spurs Are Gonna Be Really Good
On Any Given Sunday, NFL Favorites Win And Underdogs Lose
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hawks Will Be Mostly The Same, But Worse
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hawks Will Be Mostly The Same, But Worse
Playoff Umps Are Screwing Up A Tenth Of Balls And Strikes
Playoff Umps Are Screwing Up A Tenth Of Balls And Strikes
Chase Utley’s Illegal Slide Changed Everything For The Dodgers
Chase Utley’s Illegal Slide Changed Everything For The Dodgers
Meet The Democratic Candidates Who Aren’t Hillary Clinton Or Bernie Sanders
Meet The Democratic Candidates Who Aren’t Hillary Clinton Or Bernie Sanders
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Pelicans Are On The Edge Of Greatness
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Pelicans Are On The Edge Of Greatness
2015-16 NBA Preview: Sorry, Nets Fans
2015-16 NBA Preview: Sorry, Nets Fans
Podcast: The FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In QB Stats
Podcast: The FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In QB Stats
Uber Is Taking Millions Of Manhattan Rides Away From Taxis
Where This Year’s Playoff Aces Rank In Franchise History
Live Coverage Of The First Democratic Debate [liveblog]
The Media Underestimated Hillary Clinton, But Overestimated Her Debate
The Media Underestimated Hillary Clinton, But Overestimated Her Debate
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015
What Are The Demographics Of Heaven?
2015-16 NBA Preview: This Could Be The Rockets’ Year
2015-16 NBA Preview: This Could Be The Rockets’ Year
2015-16 NBA Preview: Another Season, Another Garbage Heap Of A Sixers Team
2015-16 NBA Preview: Another Season, Another Garbage Heap Of A Sixers Team
Did The Democratic Debate Change The Odds?
Did The Democratic Debate Change The Odds?
This Is The Cubs’ Best Chance Yet To Break Their Curse
This Is The Cubs’ Best Chance Yet To Break Their Curse
The Way We Use Social Security Numbers Is Absurd
The Way We Use Social Security Numbers Is Absurd
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015
Be Suspicious Of Online Movie Ratings, Especially Fandango’s
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Raptors Are Lucky They Play In An Awful Division
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Raptors Are Lucky They Play In An Awful Division
2015-16 NBA Preview: Have The Heat Moved On From LeBron?
2015-16 NBA Preview: Have The Heat Moved On From LeBron?
The Arizona Cardinals Are Shockingly Good — Again
The Arizona Cardinals Are Shockingly Good — Again
Obama’s Plans For Withdrawal From Afghanistan Have Changed Again
Sex Supplements Send 617 People To The ER Each Year
Sex Supplements Send 617 People To The ER Each Year
Which NFL Team Are You Stuck Watching Every Sunday?
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz? Ted Cruz!
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Grizzlies Will Remain Good, Not Great
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Grizzlies Will Remain Good, Not Great
Big Data Is Saving This Little Bird
Tristan Thompson Isn’t Worth Anywhere Near $94 Million
Tristan Thompson Isn’t Worth Anywhere Near $94 Million
Skeptical Football: I Love Aaron Rodgers
Skeptical Football: I Love Aaron Rodgers
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Knicks Are Going To Be Bad, Again
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Knicks Are Going To Be Bad, Again
The Week In Data: Thieves, Chicken, And Romance
The Problem With Tying Health Care To Trade
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 19, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 19, 2015
Lindsey Graham Might Not Even Make The Next JV Debate
2015-16 NBA Preview: Forget D-Rose, The Numbers Say The Bulls Belong To Jimmy Butler
2015-16 NBA Preview: Forget D-Rose, The Numbers Say The Bulls Belong To Jimmy Butler
There’s A 60 Percent Chance Of A Royals-Mets World Series
There’s A 60 Percent Chance Of A Royals-Mets World Series
2015-16 NBA Preview: Paul George Is Back, But The Pacers Are Still Meh
2015-16 NBA Preview: Paul George Is Back, But The Pacers Are Still Meh
2015-16 NBA Preview: Andrew Wiggins Might Be The Next Carmelo
2015-16 NBA Preview: Andrew Wiggins Might Be The Next Carmelo
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Lakers Have Fallen And Won’t Get Up
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Lakers Have Fallen And Won’t Get Up
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring Interns
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring Interns
Science Won’t Settle The Mammogram Debate
2015-16 NBA Preview: Can The Young Bucks Keep Improving?
2015-16 NBA Preview: Can The Young Bucks Keep Improving?
Donald Trump Is Doomed And/Or Invincible
Donald Trump Is Doomed And/Or Invincible
Americans Aren’t That Interested In Benghazi
Americans Aren’t That Interested In Benghazi
Podcast: Hello CARMELO, Bunched NFL Wins, And A Startup Hockey League
Podcast: Hello CARMELO, Bunched NFL Wins, And A Startup Hockey League
How Kappa Became The Face Of Twitch
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015
Hanks And Spielberg Might Be The Best Collaboration In Hollywood
Hanks And Spielberg Might Be The Best Collaboration In Hollywood
2015-16 NBA Preview: There’s Finally Hope For The Orlando Magic
2015-16 NBA Preview: There’s Finally Hope For The Orlando Magic
Joe Biden Made The Right Call
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Clips Add Depth To Survive The West
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Clips Add Depth To Survive The West
The Cubs Can’t Take The Heat
The Cubs Can’t Take The Heat
How The Media Blew The Biden Story
How The Media Blew The Biden Story
This NFL Season Is Super Weird
This NFL Season Is Super Weird
What Paul Ryan Has That Kevin McCarthy And John Boehner Don’t
What Paul Ryan Has That Kevin McCarthy And John Boehner Don’t
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015
2015-16 NBA Preview: Can The Jazz Continue Last Season’s Surge?
2015-16 NBA Preview: Can The Jazz Continue Last Season’s Surge?
Hillary Clinton Got The Biggest Post-Debate Polling Bounce
Hillary Clinton Got The Biggest Post-Debate Polling Bounce
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hornets Coulda Been A Contender
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hornets Coulda Been A Contender
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Suns Have Talent But Lack Shooting
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Suns Have Talent But Lack Shooting
Rating Subjective Experiences Is Hard, But Fandango Is Really Bad At It
Rating Subjective Experiences Is Hard, But Fandango Is Really Bad At It
Not Even Paul Ryan Can Bridge The House GOP’s Divisions
Not Even Paul Ryan Can Bridge The House GOP’s Divisions
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 23, 2015
This Year’s Patriots Are Almost On Pace To Be The G.O.A.T.
This Year’s Patriots Are Almost On Pace To Be The G.O.A.T.
Dear Reader: Goodbye
Dear Reader: Goodbye
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Nuggets Have A Tiny Shot At Being Decent
2015-16 NBA Preview: Injuries And Betrayals Leave The Blazers In Flux
Lincoln Chafee’s Polling Was … Consistent, At Least
Lincoln Chafee’s Polling Was … Consistent, At Least
A Run Like Daniel Murphy’s Should Happen Once Every Two Years
A Run Like Daniel Murphy’s Should Happen Once Every Two Years
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Kings Might Finish Near .500 In Spite Of Themselves
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Kings Might Finish Near .500 In Spite Of Themselves
A Hugely Powerful Hurricane Did Surprisingly Little Damage
A Hugely Powerful Hurricane Did Surprisingly Little Damage
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Wizards And The Wasteland Of .500
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Wizards And The Wasteland Of .500
Concussion Tests Won’t Fix The Concussion Problem
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 26, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 26, 2015
2015-16 NBA Preview: LeBron And The Cavs Could Win 60 Games
2015-16 NBA Preview: LeBron And The Cavs Could Win 60 Games
Can Ben Carson Really Take Out Donald Trump?
Can Ben Carson Really Take Out Donald Trump?
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Warriors Are Gonna Be Awesome
2015-16 NBA Preview: The Warriors Are Gonna Be Awesome
A FiveThirtyEight Debate: Who’s Going To Win The World Series?
A FiveThirtyEight Debate: Who’s Going To Win The World Series?
Can An Astrophysicist Change The Way We Watch Sports?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015
The 53 Best Franchise Players In The NBA
FiveThirtyEight’s 2015-16 NBA Forecast
FiveThirtyEight’s 2015-16 NBA Forecast
Cops In Classrooms Are Rarely Evaluated
Cops In Classrooms Are Rarely Evaluated
Abby Wambach Retires As The G.O.A.T.
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015
Game 1 Of The World Series Was 14 Innings Of Weird
Game 1 Of The World Series Was 14 Innings Of Weird
A World Series Sabermetrics Spectacular
A World Series Sabermetrics Spectacular
Maybe Republicans Really Are In Disarray
Everything We’ve Written About The GOP Candidates So Far
Everything We’ve Written About The GOP Candidates So Far
CNBC Undercard Republican Debate: Live Coverage [liveblog]
Republican Presidential Debate: Live Coverage [liveblog]
Yeah, Jeb Bush Is Probably Toast
Yeah, Jeb Bush Is Probably Toast
Mets Pitchers Have Found Their Kryptonite
Mets Pitchers Have Found Their Kryptonite
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015
Are The Royals Really This Much Better Than The Mets?
Are The Royals Really This Much Better Than The Mets?
Scary Movies Are The Best Investment In Hollywood
Scary Movies Are The Best Investment In Hollywood
China Will Let Families Have More Kids, But Many Women Can’t
China Will Let Families Have More Kids, But Many Women Can’t
Why The Bronx Really Burned
Why The Bronx Really Burned
Jeb Bush’s Problem Is Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush’s Problem Is Jeb Bush
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
Murder Rates Don’t Tell Us Everything About Gun Violence
Here’s When You Should Stop Trick-Or-Treating
Here’s When You Should Stop Trick-Or-Treating
The Grantland Articles We Loved Most
40 Percent Of The NFL Is Real
40 Percent Of The NFL Is Real
We Made A Friend: FiveThirtyEight And ‘On The Media’ Join Forces
We Made A Friend: FiveThirtyEight And ‘On The Media’ Join Forces
Terry Collins And Ned Yost Both Took Their Starters Out Too Late In Game 3
Terry Collins And Ned Yost Both Took Their Starters Out Too Late In Game 3
A Mets Fan Tries To Control A Cruel And Random Universe
A Mets Fan Tries To Control A Cruel And Random Universe
The Sports Equinox Is Upon Us
The Sports Equinox Is Upon Us
Maybe Spotify Isn’t Killing The Music Industry After All
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 2, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 2, 2015
Can A Democrat Still Win The Kentucky Governor’s Race?
Can A Democrat Still Win The Kentucky Governor’s Race?
The Cost To The Mets Of Leaving Matt Harvey On The Mound
The Cost To The Mets Of Leaving Matt Harvey On The Mound
‘Star Trek’ Needs This New Show To Win The Next Generation
‘Star Trek’ Needs This New Show To Win The Next Generation
Everyone’s Still Chasing The Yankees And Red Sox On Facebook And Twitter
Everyone’s Still Chasing The Yankees And Red Sox On Facebook And Twitter
How Democrats Suppress The Vote
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015
The 1 Percent’s Earnings Could Be Stagnating — At $671,000
The 1 Percent’s Earnings Could Be Stagnating — At $671,000
The Best Royals Team Ever Played Best When It Mattered Most
The Best Royals Team Ever Played Best When It Mattered Most
The Election Is A Year Away — Is Either Party Winning?
The Election Is A Year Away — Is Either Party Winning?
How Many Times Did The Mets Blow It?
How Many Times Did The Mets Blow It?
Here’s How Our College Football Playoff Predictions Work
Our Model Thinks Ohio State, Not Clemson, Is The Championship Favorite
The GOP’s Primary Rules Might Doom Carson, Cruz And Trump
What To Make Of Kentucky’s Polling Failure
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015
The Three Types Of Sandra Bullock Movies
The Week In College Football: More Than Just Bama/LSU
Before They Created Apple, Jobs And Wozniak Hacked The Phone System
The Republican Establishment Inches Toward Marco Rubio
College Students Aren’t The Only Ones Abusing Adderall
Significant Digits For Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
Thousands Could Become Uninsured If Kentucky Freezes Medicaid
These Bengals Are The Best In Franchise History
Doctors Without Borders Fights Outbreaks With New Tech And Old-Fashioned Paper
We Have (Almost) No Idea What The Economy Will Look Like On Election Day
It’s 2015 — Why Haven’t Our Medical Records Entered The Digital Age?
Significant Digits For Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
Significant Digits For Friday, Nov. 6, 2015
Chris Christie, JV Debater, Could Thrive In Primary Chaos
The Jobs Report Is Even Better Than It Looks
Hoosier Daddy: Indiana’s ‘Peyton’ Baby Boom
Keystone XL Wasn’t About Jobs Or The Climate — It Was All Politics
The Perfect Bond Movie: Sean Connery, Judi Dench, And A Watch That Blows Stuff Up
Chelsea’s Historically Awful Start
Ascending Tide: Updated College Football Playoff Predictions (Week 10)
A Year Out, Ignore General Election Polls
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 9, 2015
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 9, 2015
How To Tell Good Studies From Bad? Bet On Them
Does Trump, Cruz Or Rubio Have the Best Pre-Debate Chance?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015
What Explains The Carolina Panthers’ Rise?
Just Win, Baby (And You’ll Probably Make The College Football Playoff)
Republican Undercard Debate: Live Coverage [liveblog]
Our Updated College Football Playoff Odds For Week 11
Live Blog: GOP Debate [liveblog]
John Kasich Is So ‘Underrated,’ He’s Overrated
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015
Philosophers Don’t Get Much Respect, But Their Earnings Don’t Suck
The Week In College Football: Conferences Are Weird, So Our Predictions Are Too
The Gold Gloves Are Finally Going To The Best Fielders
The College Football Playoff’s Messy Mix Of Human And Computer Voting
The Economy Is Better — Why Don’t Voters Believe It?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015
Cruz vs. Rubio Is A Long Way Off
Mizzou Would Need 400 More Black Faculty And Staff To Meet Students’ Demands
The Canadian Census Matters (Really)
The Canadian Census Matters (Really)
The Offer That MLB Players Always Refuse, Even When They Shouldn’t
The Shia LaBeouf Marathon Is An Uneven Mess Bookended By Greatness
Mainline Protestant Churches Are Warmer To Potential Members If They’re White
Significant Digits For Friday, Nov. 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton Is The Most Establishment-Approved Candidate On Record
Mizzou’s Racial Gap Is Typical On College Campuses
Ronda Rousey Is Fighting The Anti-Ronda Rousey
No Team Has Ever Started A Season Hotter Than This Year’s Warriors
Skeptical Football: For Once, My MVP Isn’t Peyton Manning
The Rise Of Terrorism Inspired By Religion In France
Booming Sooners: Updated College Football Playoff Predictions (Week 11)
If Donald Trump Is The Problem, Mitt Romney Isn’t The Solution
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
Peyton Manning Was At His Worst, But He’s Still The Best
Governors Who Want To Ban Syrian Refugees Have Something In Common
How Will U.S. Voters React To The Paris Attacks?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
Half Of People Who Went To College In The Recession Haven’t Graduated
Are The Patriots More Likely To Go Undefeated Than Lose In The Playoffs?
Why Bobby Jindal’s Candidacy Failed
Notre Dame Continues To Hold On To A Playoff Spot — But For How Long?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015
How The Internet* Talks [project]
Chris Paul Is A Point God
The 20 Most Extreme Cases Of ‘The Book Was Better Than The Movie’
American Men May Be About To Dominate World Tennis Again
The Week In College Football: A High-Stakes Michigan State-Ohio State Game
The Big Issues Of The 2016 Campaign
Significant Digits For Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015
GOP Politicians Are Supporting Candidates Who Think Like Them
France Struggles With Its Identity As It Seeks To Heal From Paris Attacks
Americans Love France
If Barack Obama Were A Quarterback, Who Would He Be?
What Polls Can’t Tell Us About Faith In America
Bryce Harper Should Have Made $73 Million More
Who Needs The MVP? Mike Trout Might Be The G.O.A.T.
Significant Digits For Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
Alaska Would Rather Go Broke Than Pay Taxes
The Browns Have A Tight End Who’s Defying Time
Here’s What Your Part Of America Eats On Thanksgiving
The Spartans Shift Up: Updated College Football Playoff Predictions (Week 12)
The Perfect Republican Stump Speech [project]
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
The Bills Are Proof That A Team Needs More Than Just A Good QB
Dear Media, Stop Freaking Out About Donald Trump’s Polls
A 14-Year-Old Just Solved A Rubik’s Cube In Under Five Seconds
You Don’t Know What Tony Romo’s Got Till He’s Gone
How Refugees Make It In America
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
How The Golden State Warriors Are Breaking The NBA
Not Even Scientists Can Easily Explain P-values
Will Your Holiday Flight Be On Time?
The New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Starts In April, But What About That Book?
A Crash Course In NFL Rushing Stats
As The Playoff Nears, Notre Dame Is Running Out Of Time
Black Friday Sales Numbers Are Useless And Wrong
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015
This Week In College Football: The 13 Teams That Still Have A Shot
A Thanksgiving Travel Companion From What’s The Point
The Scientist Trying To Reverse Extinctions (Think ‘Jurassic Park’)
A Chicago Cop Is The Latest To Be Charged Using Video Evidence
The Field Narrows: Updated College Football Playoff Predictions (Week 13)
Age Discrimination In The Job Market May Hurt Women More
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 30, 2015
Will The New Hampshire Union Leader’s Endorsement Help Chris Christie?
An Ode To Kobe Bryant, In Two Charts
The Panthers Are The Worst Team To Ever Start 11-0
Tonight Is When New York City Needs Batman Most
The Future Of Polling May Depend On Donald Trump’s Fate
Significant Digits From The Paris Climate Talks
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015
The GOP Can’t Depend On Minority Candidates To Win Minority Votes
Our Favorite Examples Of How The Internet Talks
Paul George Is Back, And So Are The Pacers
Kobe Bryant Never Did Catch Up To Michael Jordan
The Playoff Picture Is Clear, As Long As Alabama And Clemson Win Saturday
John Kasich’s Quiet Campaign To Cut Abortion Access
Big Phony And Loser Nate Silver Can’t Even See Donald Trump Is A Winner! What A Joke!
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015
This Week In College Football: All The Wild Scenarios That Could End The Season
Putin’s 12-Year Flip-Flop On Climate Change And Other Significant Digits From Paris
The Real-Life Indiana Jones
Mass Shootings Have Become More Common In The U.S.
Significant Digits For Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
What Would It Take To Flip States In The 2016 Election? [project]
Stephen Curry Is The Revolution
Here Are The Demands From Students Protesting Racism At 51 Colleges
How Demographics Will Shape The 2016 Election
How Demographics Will Shape The 2016 Election [video]
So What Happens If Alabama And/Or Clemson Lose?
Why The Rays Traded For A Catcher Who Can’t Throw
A Lesson from Kyoto’s Failure: Don’t Let Congress Touch A Climate Deal
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
The Dream World Of ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Based On USGS Surveys
Donald Trump Won’t Win Just Because More Voters Are Paying Attention
Chip Kelly Should Probably Fire Himself
There’s No Reason To Think Barry Bonds Can Coach Like He Could Hit
The Final Four Teams Are Clear: Updated College Football Projections (Final Weekend!)
Each Team’s Chances Of Winning The College Football Playoff
Significant Digits For Monday, Dec. 7, 2015
The GOP Establishment May Need Religious Voters To Stop Donald Trump
The 2-Degree Warming Limit Is Arbitrary And Beside The Point
The NFC East Could Produce A 6-10 Playoff Team
How Our 2015-16 NBA Predictions Work
Saint Is Already A More Popular Baby Name Than North
U.S. Men’s Soccer, But Not Women’s, Gets To Play All Its Games On Grass
Most Republicans Have Negative Views Of Muslims — And Toward A Religious Test
Microloans Don’t Solve Poverty
How Republicans And Polls Enable Donald Trump
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015
It’s Time To Take The Warriors’ Chances Of Going 73-9 Seriously
We’re Hiring A Reporter
What If Ted Cruz Wins Iowa?
How Did Little Leicester City Rise To The Top Of The Premier League?
Here’s What Happens When You Ban Affirmative Action In College Admissions
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015
A Complete Catalog Of Every Time Someone Cursed Or Bled Out In A Quentin Tarantino Movie
Is Uber Making NYC Rush-Hour Traffic Worse?
Americans Are Worried About Terrorism, And That Could Help The GOP
Can The Seahawks Get Back To The Super Bowl?
Most Americans Aren’t Middle Class Anymore
Most Professors Fear, But Don’t Face, Trigger Warnings
Significant Digits For Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015
How Arne Duncan Lost The Common Core And His Legacy
Republicanism Trumps Religion When It Comes To Anti-Muslim Sentiment
DNA Evidence Has A Dark Side
The Best Movies That Are Kind Of About Christmas
Chipotle’s Norovirus Outbreak Is Not A Typical Norovirus Outbreak
Stephen Curry’s Bombs Are Too Good To Be True*
What If Republicans Can’t Pick A Nominee Before Their Convention?
What’s The Best Way To Drop A Smartphone?
Significant Digits For Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
The Ultimate Guide To Winning Your White Elephant Gift Exchange Using Game Theory
The Ultimate Guide To Winning Your White Elephant Gift Exchange Using Game Theory [video]
How A Dead Millionaire Convinced Dozens Of Women To Have As Many Babies As Possible
The Bulls Offense Still Starts And (Especially) Stops With Derrick Rose
There’s An 85 Percent Chance The Cubs Won’t Win The World Series Next Year Either
Iowa Isn’t The State Presidential Candidates Pretend It Is
Significant Digits For Monday, Dec. 14, 2015
Polls Suggest Trump Will Win Between 8 Percent And 64 Percent Of The Vote
The Most-Covered Christmas Songs Ever
The Paris Climate Agreement Would Be A Great First Step If This Were 1995
Losing Andy Dalton Crushes The Bengals’ Championship Hopes
The Jaguars Scored 51 Points; Blake Bortles Had Practically Nothing To Do With It
Ultimate Frisbee Is In The Dark Ages Of Analytics — And It Wants To Escape
A Plea For More Frisbee Data From A U.S. Ultimate Coach
Trump Boom Or Trump Bubble?
Significant Digits for Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015
Shocker: Trump Tweets The Polls That Make Him Look Most Like A Winner
The Republican Primary Dropout Draft
How To Predict Bad Cops In Chicago
What Went Down In The Fifth Republican Debate [liveblog]
Will UConn’s Dominance Of Women’s Basketball End Anytime Soon?
The Fifth Republican Debate Ended In A Nine-Way Draw
Significant Digits for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015
OK, The Fed Is Set To Raise Rates. Now What?
The High School Football Coach Who Never Punts
Kristaps Porzingis Is A Freak — And Potentially A Superstar
What It Would Take For ‘The Force Awakens’ To Redeem Star Wars
The Warriors Are The Hottest Ticket In Every Town
Iowa’s Women Could Be Donald Trump’s Undoing
Significant Digits for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015
Predicting The Oscars Is Hard. Do You Have The Solution?
Marco Rubio’s Lousy Ground Game In Iowa Will Probably Cost Him Votes
How Did Basketball End Up With Four Versions (And Counting) Of One Stat?
Bernie Sanders Can Still Catch Hillary Clinton In Iowa
Which Geyser Gushes First?
Significant Digits for Friday, Dec. 18, 2015
Don’t Write The Death Penalty Off Quite Yet
Congratulations, You’ve Been Cast In Star Wars! Will You Ever Work Again?
The 76ers Would Be The Worst Expansion Team In Modern NBA History
How Berned Is Bernie Sanders By The DNC Data Breach?
ABC Democratic Debate: Live Coverage [liveblog]
The 2015 Data Awards
Significant Digits for Monday, Dec. 21, 2015
The Key To The GOP Race: The Diploma Divide
Adam Silver Is Not A Fan Of The Sixers’ Strategy
Adam Silver Is Not A Fan Of The Sixers’ Strategy [video]
Lindsey Graham Tries To Stop Trump The Only Way He Can — By Quitting
The Drake Effect Is Real, But The Nicki Effect Is Bigger
The Best Of The ‘Best Of’ Lists
No Child Left Behind Worked
Significant Digits for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015
How Long Will Your Smartphone Distract You From Family Dinner?
The Panthers Have A Good Shot At 16-0, Even If They Rest Their Starters
FiveThirtyEight Is Hiring A Data Visualization Intern For Summer 2016
Marco Rubio: Overrated, Underrated Or Properly Rated? [video]
Significant Digits for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015
People Want News About Iran, But The News They Get Is About Canada
Harry’s Guide To 2016 Election Polls
All The Ways Christmas Tries To Kill You
Enter The Christmas Special Thunderdome
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What’s Causing This Warm Christmas In The Eastern U.S.?
How Data Helped Win The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage
The ‘Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ Dancers You Most Want To Party With
We’re Hiring A Summer Intern For Podcasts And Video
We’re Hiring A Summer Intern For Sports Coverage
We’re Hiring A Summer Intern For Politics Coverage
Most Pollsters Say Their Reputations Have Worsened
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Bill Belichick’s Call Wasn’t Entirely Stupid
How Long Before You Can Use Your 2015 Calendar Again?
The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Is Too Slow, So We Fixed It
A FiveThirtyEight Crash Course In Basketball Stats
College Football Playoff Preview: Alabama’s Dominant Run Attack vs. A Lucky Michigan State Team
College Football Playoff Preview: Clemson’s One-Man Offense vs. The Balanced Sooners
George Pataki’s Hopeless Campaign, In One Chart
The Meaning Of Donald Trump
What Harry Got Wrong In 2015
What Harry Got Wrong In 2015 [video]
Thousands Of Ted Cruz Supporters Play A Game That Might Win Iowa
Serena Williams Had A Remarkable Year. Novak Djokovic’s Was Better.
Chip Kelly’s Problem Wasn’t The Hurry-Up — It Was Everything Else
Our 47 Weirdest Charts From 2015
New Year’s Is America’s Fourth-Favorite Holiday