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more about #statistics more comments → quickqueenof: Harumph. I call shenanigans on these stats until I see the college GRADUATION rates. 50% of the students who enroll in college in my state don't finis... more » KikiCanuck: But are they graduating any smarter? I'm going to go with "no" and cite as an example the young woman I interviewed last week, who asked me "What is P... more » morninggloria: Just as 35 is the new 25, maturity-wise, a high school diploma is the new middle school diploma, difficulty-wise. #shutupcollege more » Seeräuber Jenny: Wait till they find out that after having been told all their lives that education is the key to a better life that in fact it's only one key. You ne... more » Conchie Birdie: Good news on a Friday morning? You're kidding! But seriously, shouldn't we also take into consideration the quality of such quantity? #shutupcollege more » TheBusinessGuy: HamNo, pretend you're New York mag or the New York Times and come up with a trend: "The 50's Are Back!" #shutupcollege more » fuckingoldman: And why not? With social promotion kids can graduate high school without knowing how to read or do basic algebra. This has been going on for a while n... more » goetz: Pretty sure it's because these penguins are so fucking cool. #shutupcollege more » raincoaster: You guys have so many jobs that even the majority of your POOR people have jobs! Congrats! #thepoors more » Beau Nerd: "Don't shoot! I'm a journalist!" #thepoors more » Smitros: We might do well, at all points in the social spectrum, to think about and maybe even reread The Theory of the Leisure Class ([socserv2.mcmaster.ca]) ... more » iplaudius: In 2006, John Cassidy wrote a great article in the New Yorker on how the perception of poverty is relative though not independent of absolute measures... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: There's a certain muscle to your posts these days, HamNo. Looks good on you. But... "we have far more honest priests than thieving priests" Qual... more » snuggleupagus: That's odd. No one has called to offer me a fucking job yet. more » homovegetarian: yes, using the word that describes the actual thing is silly, let's get a cute term so that we can *feel like we know what is going on, without actual... more » -
#higherlearning
New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
God damn teenagers: they're going to (community) college in record numbers. Also they're finishing high school in record numbers, because why not? More » -
#recessionomics
Poverty Is Russian Roulette
The Way We Live Now: There's a high probability that it's not "in poverty!" Five-sixths of us are not officially languishing in the fetid cesspool of government-defined economic despair. There's always that one out of six, yes. That happens occasionally. More » -
#liesdamnlies
Oracles Declare Recession Over: Prepare to Feel Statistically Better
Yesterday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the recession is "very likely" over, and Warren Buffett and Rupert Murdoch have agreed. Good news, except most of the bad things about recessions keep on going after they're over. More » -
#economics
Hooray! Unemployment Is Down, Because We've Decided to Count Fewer Unemployed People.
The unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped last month from 9.5% to 9.4%, which everyone seems to be happy about. Which seems odd, since the percentage of adults without jobs actually went up. More » -
#recessionomics
Math Nerds Getting Richer, Sexier
The Way We Live Now: Revenge-d by the nerds. Statisticians are the new Hedge Fund Guys. The less math-y among us are just marks for con artists and shady Metrocard machines. But: hot stock tip, below!
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#hobbies
You Are Now a Birdwatcher
"A federal study indicates one of every five U.S. citizens was involved in birdwatching during 2006, contributing $36 billion to the nation's economy," says the UPI. Oh yea? Bullshit. Saw a bird, maybe. More » -
#statistics
Matt Drudge By the Numbers
A numbers genius—not Nate Silver!—has pored over the 171,000-plus recorded updates of the Drudge Report since 2002 and put it all into chart form. Most stunning-yet-not-surprising statistic: two-year-old Politico ranks 16th among sites linked to by Drudge.
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#crime
The Rain Explains Why Fewer People Are Slain
The New York Times conducts its own analysis and concludes that, in New York City at least, more rainy days means fewer homicides. However, given the ongoing depressing Year Without a Summer around these parts, there's no discussion of suicides. More » -
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#bigwords
The two words that most befuddle New York Times readers: saturnine and solipsistic. [Nieman Lab]
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#feuds
Selena Roberts vs. The New York Times: Behind the Correction
Media minutiae feud alert! The combatants: Selena Roberts, former star NYT sports reporter now at Sports Illustrated; and her former paper. Did the Times try, and fail, to take her down, journalistically? Details! [UPDATED]: More » -
#statistics
Here's Looking At You Kids
You know how every so often Gawker chides all of you into filling out a survey so that the advertising department can have a clear snapshot of the site's readership? Well, the results are in! More » -
#callingbullshit
Violent Crime Wave Makes Downtown NYC Slightly Less Not-Dangerous!
How bad is it out there? So bad that innocent citizens are being assaulted in fawncy downtown NYC much more than they were last year! Panic! How bad is it really? It's not that bad: More »
