Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Which parts of the country are the most sinful and which are the most saintly? Wired.com breaks down research from Kansas State to show the hotspots for each of the seven deadly sins. What’s most interesting is to see which sins are prominent in which parts of the country. Their take on pride is particularly enlightening.
http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
These charts aren’t as fancy as we’d like, but they’ve got some good insights for the lonely lover of statistics.
Online dating site OK Cupid took an in-depth look at what makes people open messages sent on their service. In these charts, they explore common phrases in successful – and unsuccessful – messages to the opposite sex. The include general trends and specific victories.
