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October 2016

Election Update: The Craziest End To The 2016 Campaign Runs Through New Mexico
Harvard Wins The Most Nobel Prizes In Physiology And Medicine (For Dudes)
Trump And Clinton Have Little To Say About Slow Economic Growth
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 3, 2016
Don’t Hold Your Breath For Gender Parity In Congress — It Could Take Another 100 Years
Trump Really, Really Needs To Win Florida
And The Typical Nobel Prize Winner In Physics Is …
The Chargers Are Unprecedented Late-Game Failures
The Tax-Returns Story May Eat Up Precious Time For Trump
Election Update: How Big Is Hillary Clinton’s Lead?
Suburban White Women Weigh Their Options In A ‘Bizarre’ Election
People Who Oppose Gay Marriage Are Less Likely To Value Expert Opinion
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Is It Freak-Out Time For The Panthers And Cardinals?
Major League Baseball Is About To Get Random
If Pence And Kaine Aren’t The Future Of Their Parties, Who Is?
The Typical Chemistry Nobel Winner Changed After 1980
What Went Down At The Vice Presidential Debate
Election Update: North Carolina Is Becoming A Problem For Trump
The Vice Presidential Debate Will Dominate One News Cycle, Max
What’s So Wrong With Insider Trading Anyway?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016
Fear The Cubs And Red Sox: Hot Takedown’s MLB Playoff Preview
Trump’s Doing Worse Than Romney Did Among White Voters
Buck Showalter Waited Too Long For A Lead That Never Came
The Voters: Who Is Leaning Democratic?
Introducing Our New-And-Improved Swing-O-Matic
Kevin Garnett Was The NBA’s Future
Election Update: Maybe It’s Time For Ohio And Pennsylvania To Part Ways
A Handful Of Cities Are Driving 2016’s Rise In Murders
I Let A Company Scan My Naked Body To Get The Perfect Suit
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016
The Ross Perot Myth
Why The Red Sox Might Be Even Better Than They Seem
Senate Update: 6 Really Important Races Are Really Close
The Typical Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Is Not Old, American — Or Human
Hurricane Matthew Could Be One Of The Strongest Storms To Hit Florida’s East Coast
Election Update: Clinton’s Lead Is Becoming Safer
Where Clinton Is Setting Up Field Offices — And Where Trump Isn’t
The Three Types Of Emily Blunt Movies
How About A Nice Game Of Chess?
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 7, 2016
The Job Market Will Be Solid On Election Day
Derek Carr Is The NFL’s Newest Gunslinger
You Have Questions? We Have Advice.
The Year Of The Cubs
Americans Feel Well-Informed, Which May Be The Problem
The Economics Nobel Isn’t Really A Nobel
Wind Speed Alone Isn’t The Best Way To Measure A Weird Hurricane Like Matthew
Election Update: Are Trump’s Polls Getting Worse?
Our Live Elections Podcast Reacts To Donald Trump’s Lewd Comments
Will The Trump Tape Have A Bigger Effect On The Race Than Past Controversies?
Republican Officials Are Stampeding Away From Trump
The Bottom Could Fall Out For Trump
First-Debate Losers Aren’t More Likely To Rebound In The Second Debate
How Many Times Did Trump Interrupt Clinton In The First Debate? Depends On How You Count
What Went Down In The Second Presidential Debate
A Late-Night Podcast To Recap A Very Strange Second Debate
The Second Debate Probably Didn’t Help Trump, And He Needed Help
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 10, 2016
Obamacare, Aleppo And Coal: The Second Debate Had Substance, Too
Asian-American Voters Are Diverse But Unified Against Donald Trump
Rangers And Jays Battle To The Postseason’s Most Exciting Game — So Far
Are The Falcons Going To Screw This Up Again?
Paul Ryan Needs Trump More Than Trump Needs Ryan
What Trump’s Brag About Sexual Assault Reveals About This Election And Our Culture
Election Update: Polls Show Potential Fallout From Trump Tape
Muslim Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign By Raising Money And Mobilizing
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
The Secret Lives Of Rocks
Republican Women Are Unendorsing Trump Twice As Fast As Men Are
Is This What It Looks Like When A Party Falls Apart?
Election Update: Women Are Defeating Donald Trump
The Party That Loses This Year Could Still Win A Big Consolation Prize
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016
USA! USA! US … Oh, Never Mind. It’s The Literature Nobel.
In The Era Of Advanced Stats, Soccer Still Lags Behind
Dak Prescott And Ezekiel Elliott Put The Cowboys Back On Top
Unlike Basically Always, The Cubs Didn’t Lose
Is There Any Precedent For A Trump Comeback?
Election Update: Post-Debate Polls Show Trump Still In Big Trouble
Where Do Clinton and Trump Have the Most Upside?
Even More Evidence That Mammograms Have Been Oversold
The Voters: Who Is Undecided?
Prisoners With Hep C Get Cured In Some States But Not Others
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016
Why Baseball Revived A 60-Year-Old Strategy Designed To Stop Ted Williams
Senate Update: Clinton Is Surging, But Down-Ballot Democrats Are Losing Ground
Trump Isn’t Teflon
The NFL’s Most Run-Heavy And Pass-Happy Teams
How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency
Can You Survive This Deadly Board Game?
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 14, 2016
The Biggest Hits In Division Series History
Emergency Elections Podcast: What A Week
Election Update: Watch New Hampshire For Signs Of A Trump Comeback
Home Runs Are Taking Over The Playoffs
For Many GOP Women, Party Loyalty Trumps Personal Affront
Election Update: Where The Race Stands With Three Weeks To Go
Stop Saying A Trump Win Would Cause A Recession
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 17, 2016
Soaking A Bunch Of Toads In Their Own Bacteria Could Save Their Lives
Men Are Treating 2016 As A ‘Normal’ Election; Women Aren’t
One Pennsylvania County Sees The Future, And Not Everyone Likes It
Here’s How We’re Forecasting The 4-Way Presidential Race In Utah
Buffalo And Washington Are Running Hot
Old LeBron Will Be Different, But He Might Still Be Great
Voter Fraud Is Very Rare In American Elections
Election Update: Clinton’s Big Lead Means A Steadier Forecast
Vietnamese-Americans Are No Longer A Lock For The Republican Party
Small Island, Big Experiment
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
In Baseball, October Is Reliever Season
Clinton-Trump Probably Won’t Be The Next ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’
Top Pollsters Expect Clinton To Win
The West Is Burning, And Climate Change Is Partly To Blame
Should Clinton Play For An Electoral College Landslide?
Election Update: Clinton’s Texas Opportunity (And Her Texas Problem)
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016
Trump Needs To Win Tonight’s Debate, But That Would Only Be Step One
The WNBA Finals Really Are Pitting The Best Against The Best
How Much Trouble Are The Cubs In Now?
People Are Making Super Mario Go Faster Than Ever
If Trump Wins, Here’s How The Map Might Look
Which NBA Team Is The Tallest?
What Went Down In The Third Presidential Debate
Late-Night Podcast: Recapping The Third Debate
Meet The Man Behind The NHL’s Russian Revolution
Immigration, Abortion And Guns: The Issues In The Final Debate
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016
Clinton Probably Finished Off Trump Last Night
The Indians Won, The Cubs Are Alive, And History Is In The Air
Can Anthony Davis Bounce Back?
The Lynx Have The Best Stathead In The WNBA
Election Update: ‘Likely Voters’ Aren’t Helping Trump Much
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 21, 2016
These Challenges Will Boggle Your Mind
Senate Update: The Last Week Has Been Very Kind To Democrats’ Hopes For A Majority
The Weird Economics Of Ikea
The Cubs’ Curse Is Now More Likely To End Than To Continue
Here Are The NFL Teams That Play The Highest Draft Picks
How Much Uncertainty Is Left About The Election?
Election Update: There Are 4 Ways This Election Can End — And 3 Involve Clinton Winning
All The Cubs Needed To Win A Pennant? Off-The-Charts Hitting And Pitching
Election Update: Trump May Depress Republican Turnout, Spelling Disaster For The GOP
Meet The Economist Running For President
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 24, 2016
What Went Wrong For Gary Johnson
Long Before Trump, There Was Ross Perot
Who’s Accountable When An Algorithm Makes A Bad Decision?
There’s Still Hope For Last Season’s Worst NBA Rookie
Even The Data Thinks The Cubs May Have Been Cursed
The ~20 Times Trump Has Threatened To Sue Someone During This Campaign
Election Update: Why Our Model Is More Bullish Than Others On Trump
Nearly All Of Silicon Valley’s Political Dollars Are Going To Hillary Clinton
You’ll Likely Be Reading One Of These 5 Articles The Day After The Election
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016
AT&T’s Merger Could Be A Bad Sign For The Economy
Americans Love Early Voting, And It Might Help Clinton
Cubs-Indians Is A Throwback World Series Matchup
Can The Cubs Really Win This?
Most Guns Used In New York State Crimes Come From Out Of State
A Two-Weeks-Until-Election-Day Podcast Extravaganza
Polls May Be Underestimating Evan McMullin’s Chances In Utah
Clinton Voters Aren’t Just Voting Against Trump
The Dominance Of Big Corporations Is Bad For Workers, Too
The Cubs-Indians World Series Could Be A Battle Of The Managers
There Are No Great NFL Teams This Year
Are Democrats Headed For A Split Even If Clinton Wins?
Hot Takedown’s World Series And NBA Preview Spectacular
A Cubs Fan Ponders If He Even Wants The Cubs To Win
Election Update: Where Are The Undecided Voters?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016
One Poll Suggests Arab-Americans’ Politics Are Similar To Other Minority Voters’
Did The Pope Change Catholics’ Minds On Climate Change?
The Cubs’ And Warriors’ Game 1s Were Equally Bad For Their Championship Odds
The Most Durably Democratic County In The Country Could Go For Trump
Senate Update: GOP Candidates Are Doing Better Than Trump — And May Still Lose
The Indians Pitchers Have Been Ridiculously Good
What To Look For In North Carolina On Election Day
The Ali-Frazier Battle Of Internet Chess Is Happening This Week
Elections Podcast Countdown: 13 Days
Competitive Senate Races Are Drawing Big Campaign Money
Election Update: Is The Presidential Race Tightening?
First-Grade Teachers Still Favor Boys Over Girls In Math, Research Suggests
One North Carolina County Shows The Cracks In The GOP’s Defenses
White And Nonwhite LGBT People Agree: They Like Clinton And Don’t Like Trump
Significant Digits For Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
How One Man’s Bad Math Helped Ruin Decades Of English Soccer
Don’t Read Too Much Into Early Voting
The Cubs Beat The Front-Running Indians At Their Own Game
Senate Update: Rubio Is Keeping The Republicans’ Hopes Alive In The Senate
We’re Hiring An Economics Intern
Is That An Alien Signal? Please Answer On A Scale Of 1 To 10
The Gone Girl With The Dragon Tattoo On The Train
Jags-Titans Is The New Tradition In Bad Prime-Time Games
HIV’s ‘Patient Zero’ Got An Unfair Rap
The Chris Paul Conundrum
Elections Podcast Countdown: 12 Days
Election Update: The Polls Disagree, And That’s OK
Rig The Election … With Math!
Significant Digits For Friday, Oct. 28, 2016
The Complicated Science Of Risk
Almost Every Swing State Is A ‘Must Win’ For Trump Now
Baseball’s Biggest Games Are Taking Forever
Clinton Leads Trump — And Obama And Reagan — In The Newspaper Endorsement Race
Elections Podcast Countdown: 11 Days
What Does An 0-7 Start Tell You About An NFL Coach?
How Clinton And Trump Are Using Their Running Mates On The Campaign Trail
Election Update: The FBI Is Back — This Time With Anthony Weiner
An Inconsistent Strike Zone Hurt Both Teams in Game 3
Election Update: Four Ways Forward For Clinton After The FBI News
Elections Podcast Countdown: 10 Days
The Cubs Have A Smaller Chance Of Winning Than Trump Does
How Much Do ‘October Surprises’ Move The Polls?
Election Update: What If Clinton Wins North Carolina — And Loses Pennsylvania?
Today Is The Sports Equinox
Immigrants Are Keeping America Young — And The Economy Growing
Chicago Police Are Shooting Fewer People Since An Officer Killed Laquan McDonald
Significant Digits For Monday, Oct. 31, 2016
The Cubs’ Comeback Only Gets Harder From Here
How To Cope With 2016: Start An Election-Gambling Podcast
This Machine Was Built To Give You Nightmares
Clinton’s Coalition: Hispanic Support Appears To Be Up, Black Turnout Down
Election Update: Comey Or Not, Trump Continues To Narrow Gap With Clinton
This Project On Law Enforcement And Popular Culture Is So Good I Want To Call It Data
With Brady Back, The Pats Are Playing Some Of Their Best Football Ever
Senate Update: Five Races Were On A Knife’s Edge Even Before Comey’s Letter
Elections Podcast Countdown: 8 Days