The MLB playoffs are even more of a crapshoot than you realize
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanThe 2017 MLB season is finally winding towards its annual Myth & Legends Factory, the playoffs, I’ve started to wonder. How much...More
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The history of FEMA emergency declarations is a chart of the real-world cost of climate change
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanThe destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey in Texas is terrifying and, as has been helpfully pointed out by sources as antagonistic to...More
Politics chat: Trump Administration Fantasy Draft
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “politics chat” Politics chat: Chaos as a ladder, soft coups, and radical education reform Politics chat:...More
America’s best beer cities: Comparing big city brewery scenes
This is post 6 of 6 in the series “Beer Gazetteer” Introducing the Beer Gazetteer: Where are the best breweries? Beer Gazetteer: Where should the...More
America’s best beer cities: What medium-sized metro areas have the best brewery scenes?
This is post 5 of 6 in the series “Beer Gazetteer” Introducing the Beer Gazetteer: Where are the best breweries? Beer Gazetteer: Where should the...More
Inside the MAGA bubble: How bad information is affecting President Trump’s decision-making
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Political bubbles” Inside the MAGA bubble: How bad information is affecting President Trump’s decision-making Inside the...More
Politics chat: Chaos as a ladder, soft coups, and radical education reform
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “politics chat” Politics chat: Chaos as a ladder, soft coups, and radical education reform Politics chat:...More
America’s best beer cities: What small cities have the best brewery scene?
This is post 4 of 6 in the series “Beer Gazetteer” Introducing the Beer Gazetteer: Where are the best breweries? Beer Gazetteer: Where should the...More
Gamer myth deconstruction zone: Men still tend to see themselves as more serious gamers
This is post 5 of 7 in the series “Gender, gamers, & games” Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Is the typical player character (finally) evolving? Beyond Ms....More
Gamer myth deconstruction zone: Do female gamers actually care more about stories than men do?
This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Gender, gamers, & games” Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Is the typical player character (finally) evolving? Beyond Ms....More