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December 2015

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?
Stephen Curry Is The Revolution
Here Are The Demands From Students Protesting Racism At 51 Colleges
How Demographics Will Shape The 2016 Election
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
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
CNN Undercard Republican Debate: Live Coverage
What Went Down In The Fifth Republican Debate
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
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
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?
Where To Say ‘Merry Christmas’ vs. ‘Happy Holidays’
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
How To Talk About The NBA Christmas Day Games With Your Family
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
Which Cities Share The Most Crime Data?
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
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