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Historical Homicide Rates
A response to the Guardian
Oct 14
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Housing Units Built by Year
Data on types of housing units built by decade
Sep 16
High School Dropouts, Fighting, Drugs
Comparing Females vs. Males with a surprise
Sep 9
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Gun-carrying Student Rates by State
Both interesting and educational data
Sep 2
The Cost to Buy a Home—Corrected
Nothing new for Gen Z or Millennials.
Aug 19
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GDP and Fertility
An interesting animation
Aug 12
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Unemployment Trends You'll Want to Know
Associate's degree is the winner
Aug 5
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Understanding the Gender Pay Gap
It might not be what you think
Jul 29
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Time Spent Socializing by Age Group
Trending down for two decades
Jul 8
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Does AI Rot Your Brain?
A response to Tyler Cowen
Jul 1
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Baby names from 1880 to 2024
An animation and interview with Hannah Emery
Jun 17 • 
Hannah Emery, PhD
 and 
Thomas J. Pfaff
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Baby names for 2024
Everything you need to know and more
May 13 • 
Thomas J. Pfaff
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