Netflix premiered a new sci-fi show this year, 3 Body Problem, which brought attention to a whole host of nerdy Wikipedia articles. [No spoilers!] One of those topics was the three-body problem. The TL;DR version is that if you have
Today marks 60 years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law. I’ll do a quick dive into the bill’s history and then create a map of Congress’s final vote. If you’d rather skip to the code,
This year Oppenheimer took home the Academy Awards’ Oscar for Best Picture. It was a somewhat unusual winner because the movie also performed exceptionally well at the box office. In recent years, the Best Picture category has favored more niche
In case it wasn’t clear from the picture, I’m not actually a Bigfoot enthusiast. My original plan was to plot election data but that felt a little too heavy. I need to pace myself if I’m going to make it
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) collects crime-related data from thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country. The FBI then compiles the data and publishes quarterly and annual reports. It isn’t a perfect snapshot of crime as participation
We’ve been hearing the Aaron Taylor-Johnson rumors for years. And if recent reports are true, he’s all but officially confirmed as the next James Bond star. At the time of this post, prediction market Polymarket lists Taylor-Johnson as having an
If you’ve watched a single uninterrupted TV commercial break in the past couple years you’ve probably noticed the deluge of sports betting ads. The industry is growing incredibly quickly. It has brought in well over $300 billion in wagers since
If you’re an NFL fan you probably heard the buzz from this weekend’s Scouting Combine: former Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy set a new event record in the 40-yard dash (4.21 seconds). Whether that means he’s destined for the Hall
Today is Election Day in the United States and I thought it would be fun to dip my toes into election forecasting. I’ll build a very simple model based on race ratings published by The Cook Political Report. I’ll check
You’ve probably heard that March 14 is unofficially (or maybe officially in some circles) recognized as Pi Day. That’s because the digits 3-1-4 match the first three digits in the number pi (π = 3.14159265…). I’ve always said there’s no
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