You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 82 percent Percentage of residents training to be gynecologists who are women, part of an enormous shift that’s taken place in the field over generations. In 1970, 7 percent of OB-GYNs were women; now 59 percent are, and that number is […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 15 years Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli to 15 years in prison, minimum, for his role in defrauding investors. They asked that the judge consider Shkreli’s behavior in determining an appropriate punishment. This guy, you […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 5 percent A teachers strike, which began on Feb. 22, in West Virginia has come to an end, with the educators holding strong and getting the state to give a 5 percent pay raise to all state employees. West Virginia ranks […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. $0 Despite being allocated $120 million since late 2016 to oppose foreign efforts to interfere in American elections, the State Department has spent $0 of that. At the current time, zero of the 23 analysts in the Global Engagement Center assigned […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 4 Oscars “The Shape of Water” won best picture last night at the Academy Awards in addition to directing, production design and original score, capping off an exciting if somewhat predictable evening. [ABC News] 13 people Number of Delta Air Lines […]