By Dino Grandoni

Jul 15, 2011

Chart: The Press Loved to Cover Casey Anthony

American media covered Casey Anthony more than either Blagojevich or Libby

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By Dino Grandoni

Jul 14, 2011

Chart: It's Easier Than Ever to Get Good Grades in College

College students study less, but professors are handing out more A's

Comments | 3,260 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Jul 13, 2011

Chart: The Spike in State Abortion Restrictions

Conservative lawmakers have found the perfect moment to pass these laws

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 8, 2011

Chart: The Cool Kids Are Moving West, South

Millennial are an increasingly important demographic group

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 7, 2011

Chart: Michele Bachmann Was the Number One Blog Story Last Week

Oh, how the Internet loves a good gaffe!

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By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 6, 2011

Chart: Smartphone Apps Used Primarily for Games

Now we know why you said you couldn't live without your iPhone

Comments | 430 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 5, 2011

Chart: Returning to Normal Employment Rate Could Take Years

That's even if the economy replicated the explosive job growth of the late 90s

Comments | 742 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jul 1, 2011

Chart: The Rise of Food Stamps

The number of people on the SNAP program has increased significantly since 2007

Comments | 3,124 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 23, 2011

Chart: Americans More Leisurely in Recession Aftermath

Post-recession Americans work less, and watch more TV

Comments | 359 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 22, 2011

Chart: Tourism Growth Down as Airfares Rise

The silver lining: airlines may be compelled to offer more discounts

Comments | 690 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 21, 2011

Chart: GOP Candidate Records on Job Growth

A look at how GOP governors running for president stack up

Comments | 1,379 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 20, 2011

Chart: Libertarianism Is on the Rise

Americans are more inclined to feel like government is doing too much

Comments | 2,021 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 17, 2011

Chart: Ladies Love Social Networking, But Not LinkedIn

Women dominate a lot of social media, with the exception of a few key sites

Comments | 2,628 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 16, 2011

Chart: Disparities in Life Expectancy Across the U.S.

Some parts of Mississippi have lower life expectancy rates than Honduras

Comments | 3,866 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 13, 2011

Chart: How Google Searches Predict the Housing Market

Bank of England economists studied terms like "unemployment" and "estate agents"

Comments | 1,704 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 10, 2011

Chart: Educated Immigrants Outnumber Low-Skilled Ones in U.S.

A new report from Brookings overturns a stereotype

Comments | 1,823 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 8, 2011

The Map of the World's Dictators

A look at the autocratic rulers that continue to hang on

Comments | 10,565 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 7, 2011

Chart: The Uneven GDP Growth Across the United States

States east of the Mississippi are recovering faster than those in the West

Comments | 4,771 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 6, 2011

Chart: The Media Moves on from 'Arab Spring'

The Middle East once received over half of all news coverage, now just 5 percent

Comments | 1,366 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 3, 2011

Chart: HIV Incidence on the Decline, by Country

The U.N.'s new report on the epidemic has some good news

Comments | 1,552 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 2, 2011

Do Good Restaurant Reviews Raise Restaurant Prices?

Or: why you shouldn't think an expensive meal is necessarily a good one

Comments | 151 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 1, 2011

Twitter's Racial Breakdown: Digital Melting Pot Edition

Black and Hispanic participation on Twitter dwarfs Caucasian activity

Comments | 1,356 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 31, 2011

Chart: The Generational Gap on Social Issues

The Gallup Poll's latest findings on American morals

Comments | 806 Views

By Alex Eichler

May 26, 2011

The Most Complete Map of the Universe

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has rendered the cosmos in 3-D

Comments | 22,495 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 25, 2011

Chart: A History of U.S. Tornado Deaths

Over 116 people died in the tornado outbreak on May 22

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 20, 2011

Chart: The Recession by Race

Minority groups lost a bigger chunk of their income than whites did

Comments | 2,546 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 19, 2011

Chart: Poorest Nations Getting Richer, But Also Less Stable

The Brookings Institute shows that the poor are far from out of the woods

Comments | 880 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 18, 2011

Chart: Somehow We've Got Fewer Cows, But More Milk

Milk herds are decreasing as milk production steadily rises

Comments | 384 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 17, 2011

Chart: Fruit and Vegetables Only for the Rich?

The visual on food spending brings the figure home to you

Comments | 2,586 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 16, 2011

Chart: Barack Obama vs. Britney Spears on Twitter

The President's approval rating wasn't the only thing bolstered by the bin Laden raid.

Comments | 536 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 13, 2011

High Gas Prices Are Mostly Hurting You, Not Oil Companies

As the fight gears up to end subsidies to the oil industry, a look at the price-profit link

Comments | 771 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 12, 2011

DVD Sales Dive, While Netflix Soars

Add DVDs to the list of dying industries

Comments | 2,242 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 11, 2011

Post-Bin Laden, Americans Optimistic on Afghanistan

But more also now want to bring the troops home

Comments | 88 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 10, 2011

The Food Desert Map of the United States

More often than not these 'deserts' are found in urban areas

Comments | 7,165 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 9, 2011

Chart: The Top Ten Musicians Referenced in Court

Even John Roberts has cited Bob Dylan

Comments | 3,104 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 5, 2011

Chart: Social Media Find the Funny in the Bin Laden Killing

What does Twitter's focus say about us?

Comments | 1,517 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 4, 2011

Chart: How Taking Out a Leader Affects Terrorist Groups

A study shows that targeting leadership of terror groups can be counter-productive

Comments | 690 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 3, 2011

Chart: Foreign Policy Matters More to Presidential Approval Ratings

A surprising find from Nate Silver

Comments | 1,791 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

May 2, 2011

Chart: News About Osama Bin Laden Flies Via Twitter

Twitter use peaked last night at over 5,000 tweets per second

Comments | 1,445 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 28, 2011

Chart: CNN, MSNBC Ran More Birther Coverage Than Fox News

The majority of coverage of Obama on cable in recent weeks looked at his citizenship

Comments | 1,679 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 27, 2011

Chart: Transportation Is More Expensive, Clothes Are Cheaper

Maybe you should walk to the department store

Comments | 172 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 26, 2011

The U.S. Has Double the Royal Wedding Coverage as the U.K.

A Nielsen study finds an American media stocked full of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Comments | 6,207 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 25, 2011

Chart: See the 2008 Spike in Retirement Anxiety

The effects of the financial crisis persist when it comes to retirement

Comments | 235 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 22, 2011

Chart: The Precipitous Decline of Gulf Fishing

It remains to be seen how fishing will recover in the wake of last year's oil spill

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 21, 2011

Chart: Obama's Erratic Approval Rating

The President's support has again dipped below 50 percent

Comments | 705 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 19, 2011

Chart: The Rapid Gains of the E-book

Sales of electronic books have currently overtaken adult hardcovers, paperbacks

Comments | 862 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 15, 2011

Chart: Who's Bearing the Tax Burden?

There's a reason why you've heard so much about corporate tax dodging recently

Comments | 4,359 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 14, 2011

Chart: Sometimes as GDP Goes Up, Racial Tolerance Goes Down

Some surprising information around income inequality from Gallup

Comments | 408 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 13, 2011

Chart: Urban Flight with a Twist

A data map drawn from the 2010 Census show downtown residential growth

Comments | 272 Views

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