The Race-Income Gap Is Black And White
Published the end of 2016, KK Charles and coworkers investigated both the temporal trend of the black, white race-income gap as well as the nature of the wage disparity by education levels within the two groups. The…
Netflix Surges In 2016
Netflix is up, way up in the fourth quarter of 2016. While cable data for Q4 are not yet available it is plausible that Netflix, for the first time, will have more domestic subscribers than the top cable companies,…
The State Of Hate
This 2nd Annual State of Hate analysis has uncovered a few noteworthy trends. Firstly, from 2013 to 2015, an increase in hate crime rate was observed in only 3 states, which also means 47 states experienced a…
Worldview Of Science And Tech
The World Values Survey is an association of social scientists from around the world that gather data on human values, political and social life, as well as a host of other social statistics. Using the WVS data, I…
Hate By State
Recent events have highlighted current racial tensions in the US. The following figures present a brief analysis of hate crimes in the US. Quickly, we see that hate crimes are lowest in the Southern states, that hate…
Native American Population In The US, Pre-Columbian To Present
The arrival of Europeans, namely the Spanish expeditions, to North America led to a dramatic reduction in the indigenous peoples population. Disease, war and other related in what amounted to a near extirpation of…
Performance Enhancing Drug Use By Sport
In a previous article we showed that athletes that participate in technical sports are more likely to use alcohol and drugs than similar athletes from endurance or strength based sports. In addition, team-based…
Antidepressant Usage
Antidepressants, used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorders, phobias and many other psychological disorders are among the most widely used medicines. In the 2016 report, Health at A Glance, the…
Belief In God
The World Values Survey is an association of social scientists from around the world that gather data on human values, political and social life, as well as a host of other social statistics. Using the WVS data, the…
Terrorism In The European Union
Ray Kurzweil, futurist and computer scientist, has recently suggested that our world is not getting any worse, our information about the world is just getting better. Ostensibly, his statement holds some truth. As…
Most Stressful Life Events
About half of all Americans are stressed. Financial worry, job changes and loss of a loved one are life events that most of us know all too well and induce stress in our lives. Dealing with the subsequent stress of…
Tolerance, Racism And Xenophobia In The Western World
Where does the American Public Stand on Racism?
A Few Tidbits On Marijuana In Colorado
Across the United States, legal weed sales topped $5.4 billion in 2016, up nearly 18% from the previous year. In Colorado, legal recreational retail sales of marijuana began in January of 2014 with $313 million in…
Happiness And Income
We've all heard it, $75,000 USD per year is what it takes to be happy, above that amount we rapidly hit diminishing returns. The researchers that determined the 75K value suggest, "Beyond ~$75,000 in the contemporary…
Apparent Presidential Aging
Recently, pre and 'post' images of Obama surfaced and became popular on various social media networks. It is well known that American presidents age 'fast', in fact research shows a position as head of state…
College Athlete Drug Use By Sport
Much research has investigated the relationship between sports participation and drug use. Although the research is somewhat conflicting, the bulk of the studies show a negative relationship between drug use and…