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Science Trump and RFK Jr blame "a drug or something" for autism Ellsworth Toohey

Science Research finds sex dolls exceed natural human proportions by up to 52% Ellsworth Toohey

Technology This website shows what 8 billion people are doing right at this moment Ellsworth Toohey

Games How every fictional character connects to Street Fighter's Ryu Grant St. Clair

television Statistically speaking, this is when you should quit a TV Show Jason Weisberger

aviation Pilots analyze that near-miss at Chicago Midway airport (video) Gail Sherman

politics 2018 essay: "The Case for Letting Malibu Burn" Mark Frauenfelder

fraud Britain's AI-based benefit fraud detector unfairly targets minorities Rob Beschizza

statistics A comprehensive statistical analysis of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Thom Dunn

politics FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver predicts who will be president but says not to trust his prediction Allan Rose Hill

humor Academics study programmers in hunt to understand their sense of humor Rob Beschizza

politics Elon Musk spreads debunked stories about voter fraud Jason Weisberger

donald trump Trump's brain on a 40-year downward spiral, according to analysis of his speeches over time Ellsworth Toohey

music A statistical analysis of why people hate post-grunge band Nickelback Rob Beschizza

police Report finds Connecticut state troopers faked thousands of traffic tickets Thom Dunn

github Sweary source code comments a sign of competence Rob Beschizza