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August 2016

Five Enduring Questions About Zika
Clinton And Trump Are Both Promising An Extreme Supreme Court
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 1, 2016
Election Update: Clinton’s Bounce Appears Bigger Than Trump’s
MLB Teams Should Go For Talent, Not Balance, At The Trade Deadline
Anthony Weiner Gave Us Ten Minutes At The DNC To Talk Hockey
It’s About 100 Days Till Election Day
You Could Skip Your Colonoscopy If You’re Willing To Collect Your Poop
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016
Election Update: Is Clinton’s Lead A Bounce Or A New Equilibrium?
The GOP’s Most Anti-Trump Voters Look A Lot Like Kasich Supporters
Is Donald Trump Blowing It?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016
Tighter Restrictions Are Losing In The Battle Over Voter ID Laws
Women’s Olympic Soccer Preview: Is There A Threat To The U.S. Reign?
Are Rio’s Troubles Just An Extreme Version Of What Usually Happens To Olympic Hosts?
Why Bryce Harper Has Gone From Great To Good
The Political Process Isn’t Rigged — It Has Much Bigger Problems
Trump May Start Dragging GOP Senate Candidates Down With Him
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016
Why The Olympics Probably Won’t Spread Zika
The Weird History Of Olympic Sports Just Got Weirder
Trump’s Campaign Focused On Attracting Unlikely Voters, A Memo Shows
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 5, 2016
Should The Grizzly Bear Eat The Salmon?
Election Update: Trump’s Slump Deepens In The Polls
July’s Strong Job Numbers Still Don’t Match Trump’s Claims
Learning To Love The Olympics, Filthy Water, Zika-Free Tube Socks And All
What Are The Worst Olympic Sports?
Is Georgia Becoming A Battleground State?
Katie Ledecky Is The Present And The Future Of Swimming
Election Update: Clinton’s Post-Convention Bump Is Showing No Signs Of Fading
A-Rod’s Complicated Legacy, By The Numbers
About A Third Of Bernie Sanders’s Supporters Still Aren’t Backing Hillary Clinton
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 8, 2016
Ledecky Has Company In A Renewed Assault On Swimming’s Records
Team USA’s Old-Timers Aren’t Dead Yet
The Conversation About ‘Skewed’ Polls Is Back
The Polls Aren’t Skewed
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016
When Down-Ballot Republicans Should Dump Trump
Is There Home-Field Advantage At The Olympics?
Clinton Has Nearly Caught Up To Trump In Media Coverage
Election Update: Polls Show Pennsylvania Back In Clinton’s Firewall
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016
The Subtle (And Not So Subtle) Dominance Of U.S. Swimmers And Gymnasts
Film: How To Destroy A Presidential Candidate
Trump Is In Fourth Place Among Black Voters
Tennis And The Olympics Make An Awkward Match
Which Countries Medal In The Sports That People Care About?
Which Olympic Sport Is Hardest On Its Goalies?
Election Update: When One Poll Makes A Big Difference
What The Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Can Teach Us About Political Polarization
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016
Team USA Isn’t Getting Better — World Basketball Is Getting Worse
Old Olympians Ride Horses; Young Ones Do Flips
Steroids Probably Aren’t Causing Baseball’s Power Surge
Who’s Behind A Mysterious Website Saying Polls Are Skewed Against Trump?
A History Of Data In American Politics (Part 4): A Trump Data Memo
Want To See A Faster Olympic Marathon? Move It To The Winter Games
The 2016 Election Is About Dividing Up The Pie
Can You Solve The Puzzle Of Pokémon Go Efficiency?
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 12, 2016
The 22 Most Hillary-Clinton-Fan-Filled Movies
Election Update: How Clinton Could Win Without Florida And Ohio
What A Clinton Landslide Would Look Like
Can Katie Ledecky Break The 8-Minute Barrier?
Did Almaz Ayana Break The World Record By Too Much?
The U.S. Women Probably Weren’t Going To Win The Gold Anyway
Election Update: 10 Big Questions About The Election, Revisited
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 15, 2016
Hosting The Olympics Is A Terrible Investment
Will Data Help U.S. Sailing Get Back On The Olympic Podium?
A Spot Of Good News For Gary Johnson’s Debate Dream
Can Clinton Attract Republicans And Still Keep Progressives?
Playing For Team USA Doesn’t Hurt NBA Stars The Next Season
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016
The GOP’s Chances Of Holding The Senate Are Following Trump Downhill
Election Update: Clinton’s Lead Is Clear And Steady
Rio Is Better Than What You See On TV
Sprinters Should Start Fast; Everyone Else Should Finish Fast
How Obama’s Rising Approval Ratings Compare With Recent Presidents’
Trump Still Has A Chance — Doesn’t He?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016
Usain Bolt Is Great — But How Can We Know If He’s The Greatest?
How Big Is A Fart? Somewhere Between A Bottle Of Nail Polish And A Can Of Soda
How A Trump Debacle Could Affect The House And State Legislatures
The Scoring For The Decathlon And Heptathlon Favors Running Over Throwing
Election Update: Why Clinton Doesn’t Have This Race Locked Up
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016
Why Critics Of Free Trade Are Talking China, Not NAFTA
Trump Is Doubling Down On A Losing Strategy
Serving Is A Disadvantage In Some Olympic Sports
Trump Made Breitbart Great Again
These Collectible Cups Are All Anyone Cares About At The Olympics
Why Women Are No Longer Catching Up To Men On Pay
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 19, 2016
Can You Outrun The Angry Ram Coming Right For … Oh God!
Introducing Sparks, Our New Science Podcast
Clinton And Trump Are Losing A Lot Of Young Voters
The Seven Ways To Become An Animation Powerhouse
There’s More To Measuring An Olympic Course Than Just Measuring It
Trump Isn’t Tweeting About The Polls Anymore
Southeast Asia Is Having Its Best Olympics Ever
Let Caster Run! We Should Celebrate Semenya’s Extraordinary Talent
Winning An Olympic Gold Medal Hasn’t Been This Difficult Since 1896
Election Update: National Polls Show The Race Tightening — But State Polls Don’t
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 22, 2016
Ohio’s GOP Senate Candidate Is Resisting Trump’s Downward Pull
We’re Looking For Economics Writers
Clinton Is Spending A Lot More Money Than Trump
Carmelo Anthony Really Is Better On Team USA
Religious Diversity May Be Making America Less Religious
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016
Election Update: Leave The LA Times Poll Alone!
Has The Hillary Clinton Campaign Been Lucky Or Good?
The Ageless Dominance Of Serena Williams And Novak Djokovic
Hurricane Hermine Doesn’t Exist Yet, But Experts Are Starting To Worry
Trump Is Making More States Competitive. Red States.
Airbnb Probably Isn’t Driving Rents Up Much, At Least Not Yet
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016
An Advanced Stats Primer For The New NFL Season
Republicans’ Voter Registration Gains Probably Aren’t Gains At All
Team USA’s Women Are An Olympic Powerhouse
Most Welfare Dollars Don’t Go Directly To Poor People Anymore
Can Kellyanne Conway Get Donald Trump To Stop Alienating Women?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016
We Use A Whole Bunch Of Energy Every Summer (And A Lot Of It Goes To Waste)
Missouri Could Be A Swing State Again
Election Update: The Blue State Polling Abyss
MLB’s Hit-Tracking Tool Misses A Lot Of Hits
Count One More Gold For The U.S. — In Math
Can You Bake The Optimal Cake?
Significant Digits For Friday, Aug. 26, 2016
Foggy Forecasts: Meteorologists Chat About How Tough It Is To Predict A Hurricane
Gary Johnson Isn’t Fading
Our National Love Affair With ‘Pokemon Go’ Might Be Short-Lived
What Happens If E.T. Phones Us?
The FiveThirtyEight Elections Podcast Is Doing Some Live Shows This Fall
The Elections Podcast Checks In On The 2016 Forecasts
WWE’s New Era Began In Japan
Last Year’s World Series Didn’t Wreck The Mets’ Rotation This Year
Election Update: It’s Too Soon For Clinton To Run Out The Clock
How We’re Forecasting The 2016 U.S. Open
The Economic Recovery Hasn’t Reached America’s Schools
Significant Digits For Monday, Aug. 29, 2016
U.S. Open Forecast: Serena Williams Has a 55 Percent Chance To Win
How More Kids Could Avoid the Dentist’s Drill
Fifteen Minutes In Flushing: Our U.S. Open Podcast Returns
Down-Ballot Democrats Should Go After Johnson And Stein Voters
Dak Prescott Is Not Your Average Week 1 Starting Quarterback
New Yorkers Will Pay $56 A Month To Trim A Minute Off Their Commute
The General Election Is About To Hit The Home Stretch
Indie Crossword Puzzlers Are Shaking Up A Very Square World
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
The Polarization Of Red And Blue States From McGovern To Trump, In One Chart
What In The Hell Is Trump Doing On Immigration?
The Broncos’ New Quarterback Is Inexperienced, But At Least He’s Not Peyton Manning
Live Polls And Online Polls Tell Different Stories About The Election
Significant Digits for Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Why Our Predictions Like Serena Williams And Novak Djokovic More Than The Bookies Do
Leicester City’s Slim Chance Of Defending Its Title Is Already Getting Slimmer
Insurers Can Make Obamacare Work, But They Need Help From Congress
One Hurricane Is Rare In Hawaii, And The State Might See Two This Week
The Texas Rangers Are Making (Unsustainable) History In One-Run Games