Why are illegal border crossings at sustained highs?
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Growth of a T. Rex
How fast did T. Rexes grow? How does knowing this impact our understanding of dinosaur diets and lives?
Length of Compulsory Military Service in Selected Countries
How long is compulsory military service? And why is Taiwan extending the length of conscription next year?
Blog: Using Slow Reveals to Illuminate Tiny but Powerful Details in a Graph
Blog Post: Using Slow Reveals to Illuminate Tiny but Powerful Details in a Graph by Jenna Laib Last week, a middle school social studies teacher and I co-planned a slow reveal graphs lesson...
How Halloween Overtook the Day of the Day in Mexico
How Halloween overtook the Day of the Dead in Mexico
Instances of the Words “Love” and “Hate” in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)
Instances of the Words "Love" and "Hate" in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)graph from an article in the Evolutionary Human Sciences; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization & Data Source: Brand, C. O., Acerbi, A., & Mesoudi, A. (2019). Cultural… Continue reading Instances of the Words “Love” and “Hate” in Song Lyrics in the Billboard Top 100 (1960-2019)
Moving Out: Share of Population (by age) that Rents in Australia
What percentage of Australians rent? How is this trending? Why is it better for the environment if there are more homeowners? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Record Low Fertility Rate in Australia
Australia is currently experiencing a record low fertility rate. Why does this matter? And what does it have to do with immigration policy? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Most Eaten Cereals in the US Per Week (2018)
What are the most popular cereals in the US? (2018) How do we measure popularity? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
How Much Governments Spend on Childcare for Toddlers
How much do different governments pay for childcare? (Focuses on European governments, but also includes a few others.) The US is an outlier... but by how much? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Rate of Left-Handedness in the US: Stigma & Society
Left-handedness has long been stigmatized in the US (and other countries). How did the rate of left-handedness seem to change over time? And what is the parallel between the rise of left-handedness and the rise of people identifying as queer? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Football & Brain Damage/CTE
How prevalent is CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy/Brain Damage) amongst football players at different levels? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Music Industry: 40 Years of Sales by Platform
How has the music industry made its money over the last 40 years? How has it changed? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.