Tag: Significant Figures
Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in...
Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Virginia Tech
The Conversation, CC BY-NDThe number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher...
Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment
Emily Rothman, Boston University
CC BY-NDFalling in love for the first time can be a thrill, and teen dating is important to adolescent development. But...
Ocean warming threatens coral reefs and soon could make it harder...
Shawna Foo, Arizona State University
CC BY-NDAnyone who’s tending a garden right now knows what extreme heat can do to plants. Heat is also a...
Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgets
David S. Knight, University of Washington
CC BY-SAState and local tax dollars cover the bulk of U.S. public school funding.
The federal government spends just under...
Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations
Tom Lyon, University of Michigan; A. Wren Montgomery, Western University, and Kim Wolske, University of Chicago
CC BY-NDMillennials – typically defined as those born between...
It takes a long time to vote
Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University
The Conversation, CC BY-ND“No citizen should have to wait more than 30 minutes to vote,” declared a 2014 federal...
Being convicted of a crime has thousands of consequences besides incarceration...
Cynthia A. Golembeski, Rutgers University Newark
At least 77 million U.S. adults have criminal records, including nearly 7 million currently in prison or jail...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
