You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 5 to 6 points Three new polls out this week show that Roy Moore, the Alabama Senate candidate linked to allegations of child molestation and sexual misconduct, is up 5 to 6 points with just a few weeks to go in […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 26 percent That’s the drop in Jimmy Fallon’s viewership among 18- to 49-year-olds since the fall season of “The Tonight Show” began. Compare that to rival Stephen Colbert, whose overall viewership is up 23 percent this year. The NBC flagship late […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 2 diamonds Prince Harry is engaged to actress Meghan Markle. Some of you are going to email me and mention that this feature is called “significant” digits and we shouldn’t be including the nuptial of an overseas blueblood in such essential […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 9,549 orders A dataset released by shopping app Instacart has proven to be a useful way to taxonomize spices. Nearly 800 different spices were purchased at least once on the app, and not all are used in the same way. For […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Happy Thanksgiving! We’ll be off until Monday. About 1 pound Holiday weight gain isn’t as bad as you’ve been told. Research has found that people, on average, gain about 1 pound during the holidays. Although, that can add up over the […]