I was reading something that relied on carbon dating estimates, and I decided to check how accurate the dating process is. Spoiler: it’s pretty accurate. But last year, a discovery called into question its usefulness for dating within the span of a few decades. | learn more
Building the largest ship in the world
A photographer went to the South Korean shipyard that builds the Maersk Triple E. The photos and scale are impressive. | learn more
The US government is looking for pro joint rollers
“Two days ago, the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced it was seeking a private contractor to roll “marijuana cigarettes” for ongoing research projects.” | learn more
Patagonia is cracking down on corporate logos on its vests
Not just any Wall Street Bro will be able to get one in the future. “Recently, Patagonia has shifted its focus to ‘mission-driven companies that prioritize the planet…’” | learn more
Men in bulletproof vests shoot each other after night of drinking
Then they made up an elaborate cover story for the cops. Then one of their wives blew their cover. | learn more
Custom clothes for dolls.
As the saying goes, “now I’ve seen everything.” We met this lady on the street taking model-style photos of a doll. We learned that she makes and sells these intricate items of doll clothing all over the world. Her brand is called Dollsydoll. | learn more
These are the top colleges for ‘sugar babies’.
“Seeking Arrangement, a sugar daddy dating website, just released a list of what it calls the fastest growing sugar baby schools.” | learn more
Leonardo DiCaprio refuses to date a woman over 25.
This is a great chart because the subject matter is surely entertaining, and the data visualization is top notch. | learn more
America’s cities are running on software from the ‘80s.
I had always suspected there was a structural problem causing governments to stay behind the times on technology. This article shed a little light on it for me: modern software can’t be treated as CapEx, so the expenses must come out of operating budgets. | learn more
A day in the life: women and men.
Data geeks, be sure to check this out! “Using the past couple of years of data from the American Time Use Survey, I simulated a working day for men and women to see how schedules differ. Below shows the results. Each dot represents a person, where cyan represents women and orange represents men.” | learn more