You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. 4-0 The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Wednesday night in the National League wild-card game (check out our live blog for a recap), meaning that the boldest forecast in the history of forecasting or boldness is still on […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. 4-0 The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Wednesday night in the National League wild-card game (check out our live blog for a recap), meaning that the boldest forecast in the history of forecasting or boldness is still on […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. 2.5 meters That’s the standard height for a crocodile pit in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. Is that an esoteric figure? Sure. But believe me, if you lived in Ratchaburi, you’d want to be damn sure the pits used by farmers to […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. 2.5 meters That’s the standard height for a crocodile pit in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. Is that an esoteric figure? Sure. But believe me, if you lived in Ratchaburi, you’d want to be damn sure the pits used by farmers to […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. 1 coach That’s the number of female coaches in the NFL after Jen Welter was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as an assistant coaching intern. The NBA also has one female assistant coach, while MLB and MLS have no female […]
