Campus Crime Junk Stats?
…State Enrollment: 51,800 Forcible Sex: 53 Robbery: 6 Aggravated Assault: Burglary: 329 Harvard Enrollment: 25,700 Forcible Sex: 18 Robbery: 3 Aggravated Assault: 5 Burglary: 35 U. of Minn.-Twin Cities Enrollment:…
…State Enrollment: 51,800 Forcible Sex: 53 Robbery: 6 Aggravated Assault: Burglary: 329 Harvard Enrollment: 25,700 Forcible Sex: 18 Robbery: 3 Aggravated Assault: 5 Burglary: 35 U. of Minn.-Twin Cities Enrollment:…
Gun control, abortion rights, drug legalization — it seems like every argument these days claims that if X happens, then Y will follow, and we’ll all be doomed to Z….
…conversations about sex on television (made all the more interesting because it paralleled a mother/daughter conversation two years ago on the same subject). Nonetheless, I was somewhat concerned that the…
…for pimps, prostitutes, and sex fiends. The most effective solution might be to split the difference. In 1999, Sweden legalized the sale of sex, leaving buyers subject to fines and…
…good value — and, as Gawker claims, more sex and alcohol. This photo, taken in a New York City subway station, then, is the perfect recession-ad sampler: Photo: Ryan Hagen…
The attached picture is a display at the local CVS in Ann Arbor, Mich. My thought was that this shelf display is a great example of complements: Enjoy a chocolate…
…ABC News: After initial reluctance, MySpace has agreed to share its sex offender database, which we’ve blogged about before, with a group of state attorney generals. According to Yahoo, over…
…until 2024. His analysis is loaded with caveats but, in light of the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling against the state’s gay-marriage ban, raises an interesting question: is legal same-sex marriage…
(Digital Vision) Our latest Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace podcast, “Unnatural Turkeys,” looks at the origins of all those 40 million turkeys that Americans are going to eat this Thanksgiving. We’ve…
(Photo: Tactical Technology Collective) According to a BBC News report: Most households in the U.K. will have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it, David…
How did love stories about vampires, cowboys, and wealthy dukes become the highest-grossing fiction genre in the world? Zachary Crockett gets swept away….
Here’s a website that lets you do just that, built by the dogged John Walsh. (Hat tip to QualityG.)…
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the South African divestment campaign, Chick-fil-A! Almost anyone can launch a boycott, and the media loves to cover them. But do boycotts actually produce the change…
It’s awkward, random, confusing — and probably discriminatory too.
…sexiness. Playboy TV is entertainment for couples, and it does quite well. So yes, women are ready for explicit language and depictions of sex — but we feel we’re best…
It’s awkward, random, confusing — and probably discriminatory too.
Read the Column » The Economics of Sexuality: The Effect of HIV/AIDS on Sexual Behavior, Desire, and Identity in the United States By Andrew Francis “Sex Sells, But Risky Sex…
From research by economists J.J. Prescott and Jonah Rockoff, here are a few current statistics on sex offenses reported to the police: 1) 25 percent of victims are 10-14 years…
Every language has its taboo words (which many people use all the time). But the list of forbidden words is always changing — and those changes tell us some surprising…
What does the Seven Deadly Sins survey tell us about the people who listen to this podcast? Are we more afflicted by sloth or by lust? And what does Angela…
Every language has its taboo words (which many people use all the time). But the list of forbidden words is always changing — and those changes tell us some surprising…
What “Sleep No More” and the Stanford Prison Experiment tell us about who we really are.
What “Sleep No More” and the Stanford Prison Experiment tell us about who we really are.
…PDF) And, of special interest to readers of this blog, as we’ve covered the male-female sex ratio widely: “Sex Ratio at Birth and Racial Differences: Why Do Black Women Give…
…among children six and under, there are only 914 girls counted for every 1,000 boys. Natural sex rates lead to a more even sex ratio at birth, suggesting gendercide, i.e….
The philosopher known for his rigorous ethics explains why Steve is leading a morally inconsistent life….
Humans have a built-in “negativity bias,” which means we give bad news much more power than good. Would the Covid-19 crisis be an opportune time to reverse this tendency?
Also: Where is the line between acronyms, initialisms and gibberish?
