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FiveThirtyEight

Movies & TV

The Next Bechdel Test

Twelve new ways of measuring Hollywood’s gender imbalance.

Walt Hickey, Ella Koeze, Rachael Dottle, Gus Wezerek FiveThirtyEight Dec 2017 10min Permalink

Science

The Darkest Town In America

On light pollution and a place called Gerlach.

Oliver Roeder FiveThirtyEight Feb 2017 20min Permalink

Politics

Ann Selzer Is the Best Pollster in Politics

The brains behind the uncannily accurate Des Moines Register poll.

Clare Malone FiveThirtyEight Jan 2016 15min Permalink