Tag: Significant Figures
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...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
Trump wants sports back – but fans aren’t so sure
Murray Edelman, Seton Hall University
CC BY-NDSome politicians, media figures and business leaders are clamoring for sectors of the economy to re-open in the near...
Tagging data show that blue sharks are true globalists
Jasmin Graham, Florida State University
CC BY-NDBlue sharks are among the widest-ranging shark species in the oceans. We know this partly because from 1962 to...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
