It’s May 4th — otherwise known as Star Wars Day! It’s time for a long-overdue Star Wars themed post. You may not be aware, but yours truly is a massive Star Wars nerd. You may think that Star Wars doesn’t lend itself well to data… Read More »May the 4th Be With You: Exploring the Star Wars Galaxy
This post has been updated through 5/2/24, and will be updated periodically moving forward. To date, Israel has killed over 34,600 Gazans since October 7th. Of that, ~8,400 women and ~14,500 children have been slaughtered by the IDF. Through this bloodshed, the Biden Administration has continuously supplied weapons and… Read More »If we were Gaza
Note: This introduction is longer than normal. Click here to skip to the meat of the article. It’s early April, and as I’m writing this, over 33,000 people have been slaughtered by Israel in Gaza. Over 13,000 of those killed have been children. That means Israel has… Read More »What we sacrifice by continuing to arm Israel
Another year, another March Madness. As we scramble to fill out our yearly brackets, it’s important to keep injuries in mind. For example, did you know that No. 2 Seed Marquette has 3 players currently listed as injured? And that those 3 players account for… Read More »Which March Madness Teams are Most Injured?
The 2024 Presidential Election is shaping up to be historical for all the wrong reasons. Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the two presumptive nominees, are historically unpopular. They’re the oldest candidates in US History (shattering a record set four years ago by… the same two… Read More »What can the Primaries tell us about Biden’s chances?
Fact or Fiction is a series where I tackle popular internet narratives and use data analytics to check how true they are. At this year’s Grammy Awards, Jay-Z gave a speech about his wife Beyonce’s repeated Album of the Year (AOTY) snubs. As he argued,… Read More »Was Jay-Z right to call out the Grammys for racism?
We’re obsessed with grouping things together. We self-select into groups based on which political candidate we support, which sports team we root for, and which arbitrary country we’re born in. People also spend hours on the internet arguing over “tiers”, or groupings, of their favorite… Read More »Determining NFL Quarterback Archetypes (with stats!)
This article’s introduction is longer than normal. Click here to skip ahead, or here to skip to the app I built for this post. Since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks that left over 1000 Israelis dead (~695 of them civilians), over 21,600 Palestinians have… Read More »Will Biden’s support for Israel cost him the election?
The 2024 Presidential Election is fast approaching. As the incumbent, Joe Biden has a decided historical advantage. Nonetheless, he faces an abysmal approval rating due to issues like a cost-of-living crisis. Moreover, Biden’s response to the Israel-Palestine conflict has devastated his support among Arab and Muslim… Read More »Virginia’s 2023 Elections: A Preview for 2024?
Fact or Fiction (FoF) is a series where I tackle popular internet narratives and use data analytics to check if they’re true. If you’re like me and spend a lot of time on Reddit, you’ve probably noticed a series of common patterns and narratives about certain… Read More »Do Muslim countries pull their weight to aid Palestine?
