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January 2018

Most Personality Quizzes Are Junk Science. I Found One That Isn’t.
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018
How The SEC Won Another National Championship
Politics Podcast: Our New Year’s Resolutions
Senator Mitt Romney?
Everyone, Make Three Political Predictions For 2018
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018
Tom Brady Is Drowning In His Own Pseudoscience
Chess’s New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm
This Buffalo Bills Team Is Worse Than Most Bills Teams This Century
If You Want To Know Who’s Running In 2020, Watch Capitol Hill, Not Iowa
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018
What Happened To All Those Absurd NBA Stat Lines?
Why Aren’t My Vitamin D Supplements Raising My Vitamin D Levels?
Why The Most Efficient Scorer In NBA History Is Stuck On The Bench
Even A Gerrymandering Ban Can’t Keep Politicians From Trying To Shape Their Districts
Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017
Voters Used To See Moderation In Trump. Not Anymore.
I Was A Skeptic Of Mindfulness … Until I Tried To Make My Case
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 5, 2018
Where Will The Seven Dwarfs Sleep Tonight?
12 NFL Playoff Teams Are Enough, Thank You
Can The Panthers Handle The Saints’ Running Backs?
We Have A New Prime Number, And It’s 23 Million Digits Long
Drew Brees Deserves Credit For The Saints’ Running Game, Too
Alabama And Georgia Are Mirror Images Of Each Other
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 8, 2018
Beside The Points For Monday, Jan. 8, 2017
The Wellness Habits We Love Too Much To Investigate
Is President Trump Above The Law?
Politics Podcast: Oprah, Palace Intrigue And Nuclear War
Do Republicans Really Have A Big Turnout Advantage In Midterms?
Nick Saban’s Alabama Has Reached A New Stratosphere
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018
The 2016 Falcons Haven’t Magically Reappeared
We Used Broadband Data We Shouldn’t Have — Here’s What Went Wrong
Oprah 2020?
The Compromise On Immigration Is Clear, But The Parties Are Struggling To Get There
This Ohio Case Could Change Who Gets Purged From The Voter Rolls
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018
Are Democrats’ Senate Chances In 2018 Overrated?
The NBA Can’t Stop Hitting Jusuf Nurkic In The Face
The GOP Plan To Overhaul Entitlements Misses The Real Problem
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018
It’s Probably Not Possible To End Gerrymandering
The Timberwolves Might Be For Real
Is Tom Brady Finally Getting Old?
Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 12, 2018
Americans Don’t Trust Trump On North Korea
Draw A Circle. Then Draw A Triangle. Now Solve A Riddle.
A Competency Test For Trump Could Be A Bad Idea
Do The Eagles Stand A Chance Without Carson Wentz?
Jacksonville Humiliated Pittsburgh The Last Time They Met. Can The Jags Do It Again?
The Saints Have The Best Rookie Class This Century
Infrastructure Is A Political Opportunity For Trump That Will Likely Go To Waste
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018
Should Trump Give North Korea A ‘Bloody Nose?’
Vegas Has The Best Expansion Team In The History Of Pro Sports, And It’s Not Close
Politics Podcast: Immigration Showdown
There Is More Than One Opioid Crisis
What Was Most Surprising About Trump’s First Year?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018
Democrats Probably Won’t Force A Shutdown Over DACA
The Patriots’ Super Bowl Path Is The Easiest In Modern NFL History
There’s Been A Massive Shift To The Right In The Immigration Debate
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018
The Wizards Aren’t As Good As They Think They Are
Why The Chances Of A Government Shutdown Suddenly Seem Higher
Kristaps Porzingis Is Doing His Best Carmelo Anthony Impression
Is Alexander Zverev The Next Tennis Superstar?
Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018
How Trump Ranks In Popularity vs. Past Presidents
Can You Stay Awake For 50 Hours And Solve 150 Puzzles?
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 19, 2018
What Tom Brady And Case Keenum Do Better Than Anyone Else
The Vikings Are Doom Dressed Up As Hope
Politics Is More Partisan Now, But It’s Not More Divisive
The Government Shutdown Effect: Big In The Short Term, Small After That
Emergency Politics Podcast: Shutdown!
What Does The Shutdown Mean For Democrats And Immigration?
What Women Thought Of Trump Through Year One
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 22, 2018
Beside The Points For Monday, Jan. 22, 2018
How The Eagles Embarrassed The Vikings
Uh, How Does Gerrymandering Work Again?
The Shutdown Didn’t Change Anything, But It Did Teach Us Some Stuff
This MLB Offseason Has Been Eerily Quiet
Politics Podcast: The Three-Day Shutdown
To Combat Female Genital Cutting In The U.S., We Need More Information
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018
Latino Immigrants Across The U.S. Report Similar Levels Of Discrimination
There’s No Such Thing As Super Bowl Momentum
Oscars 2018: Here Are Our Early Predictions
Is Gerrymandering My Fault?
Is The Democratic Party Becoming More Like The GOP?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018
Are White Evangelicals Sacrificing The Future In Search Of The Past?
What We Learned While Trying To Find A New Bechdel Test
Vladimir Guerrero’s Best Games Were In Montreal — And No One Saw Them
Will Caroline Wozniacki Go Down As The Greatest Tennis Player Without A Slam?
Why Do Gerrymandered Districts Look So Weird?
Alabama - The Atlas Of Redistricting
Minnesota - The Atlas Of Redistricting
Mississippi - The Atlas Of Redistricting
New Jersey - The Atlas Of Redistricting
North Carolina - The Atlas Of Redistricting
Ohio - The Atlas Of Redistricting
South Carolina - The Atlas Of Redistricting
The Atlas Of Redistricting
We Drew 2,568 Congressional Districts By Hand. Here’s How.
Hating Gerrymandering Is Easy. Fixing It Is Harder.
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
Where Did Jason Kidd Go Wrong?
How Tom Brady Became The King Of Comebacks
Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
Ending Gerrymandering Won’t Fix What Ails America
The Media Is Misreading How The Shutdown Blame Game Shook Out
How Often Does The Senate Vote In Palindromes?
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 26, 2018
The Doomsday Clock Would Like You To Be Concerned
The One Patriots Stat That Eagles Fans Probably Don’t Want To Hear
The Rockets Love Launching 3s From Way Past The Line
We’ve Never Seen Congressional Resignations Like This Before
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 29, 2018
Beside The Points For Monday, Jan. 29, 2018
Fewer Crimes Get Counted When Police Are Slow To Respond
Nick Foles Is Not Carson Wentz. And The Eagles Adjusted Accordingly.
The Bucks’ Great Defensive Experiment Is Over
Politics Podcast: Which Version Of Trump’s Presidency Is Happening?
Why We Hate The State Of The Union. And A Rebuttal.
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018
If You Stop Thinking Of Exercise As A Way To Lose Weight, You May Actually Enjoy It
What To Make Of Republicans’ Decision To Release The ‘Nunes Memo’
The Pistons’ Trade For Blake Griffin Was A Desperate Move — And It May Backfire
We Measured Trump’s First Year According To His Own Goals. Here’s What We Found.
One More Reason To Raise A Fist At Boston Sports: The Bruins Can’t Be Beat
What Went Down In Trump’s First State Of The Union
Is Trump Delivering On His Promises To Reverse Obama’s Policies?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018
New England’s Non-Receiver Receivers May Be The Greatest Threat To Philadelphia
Damn, We Wish We’d Done These 6 Stories This Month
Not Much From A State Of The Union Usually Becomes Law