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November 2015

A Mets Fan Tries To Control A Cruel And Random Universe
The Sports Equinox Is Upon Us
Maybe Spotify Isn’t Killing The Music Industry After All
Significant Digits For Monday, Nov. 2, 2015
Can A Democrat Still Win The Kentucky Governor’s Race?
The Cost To The Mets Of Leaving Matt Harvey On The Mound
‘Star Trek’ Needs This New Show To Win The Next Generation
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
The 1 Percent’s Earnings Could Be Stagnating — At $671,000
The Best Royals Team Ever Played Best When It Mattered Most
The Election Is A Year Away — Is Either Party Winning?
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
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
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
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
Our Updated College Football Playoff Odds For Week 11
Live Blog: GOP Debate
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 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
CBS Democratic Debate: Live Coverage
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
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
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