Public Health Equity | Stats + Stories Episode 388
The World Health Organization defines health equity as a public health concept describing equity of access to health resources for genetic,...
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20 of 439 episodesRunning the Numbers: Portraits of Human Mass Culture | Stats + Stories Episode 387
A 2010 statistic reports that, on average, there are 29,000 personal bankruptcy filings per week in the US, while another states that, on av...
Step Out in the Sunshine | Stats + Short Stories Episode 325 (REPOST)
As you reach the end of a long day with an excess of stress how do you recharge? Have you found that a long stroll in the sun or through the...
Building Statistical Capacity in Africa | Stats + Stories Episode 386
In order to promote the economic and social development of countries, you have to be clear about what economic and social development even m...
The Etymology of the Word Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 248 (REPOST)
In the late 1600s, a book was published satirizing politics in Europe. Published two decades after the end of the 30 Years’ War, it focuses...
Odds of the Derby | Stats + Stories Episode 385
With the arrival of spring, anticipation grows for the start of horse racing in the United States. The pinnacle of success in the sport is a...
A Statistician Clears the Air | Stats + Stories Episode 20 (REPOST)
Barry Nussbaum (@StatisticsBarry ) is former Chief Statistician at the US EPA, and is president-elect of the American Statistical Associatio...
What Are Blue Foods? | Stats + Stories Episode 384
More than 3 billion people rely on seafood to supply a significant portion of the annual protein in their diets. That number will only rise...
Suffragette Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 318 (REPOST)
The work of suffragettes in both the United Kingdom and the United States has been immortalized in textbooks, as well as in movies and TV. T...
Countering Vaccine Skepticism | Stats + Stories Episode 383 Pt. 2
In early January 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced changes to the childhood immunization schedules, reduci...
Countering Vaccine Skepticism | Stats + Stories Episode 383 Pt. 1
Three hundred and thirty-two days, that was the international statistic of the year in 2020, as identified by the Royal Statistical Society....
Measuring Poverty | Stats + Stories Episode 382
According to the World Bank, some 3.5 billion people live on less than $7 a day. That's more than 40% of the global population. Almost 700 m...
Tracking Health Over Time | Stats + Stories Episode 85 (REPOST)
Dr. Lloyd Edwards is Professor and Chair of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Edwards has an extensive backgroun...
The Classic “Will They, or Won’t They?” and the Kiss Effect | Stats + Stories Episode 381
Television is filled with "will they or won't they" couples. Friends had Ross and Rachel. Parks and Rec had Leslie and Ben. The Gilmore Girl...
Protecting Seaside Cities from Possible Future Impacts of Climate Change | Stats + Stories Episode 53 (REPOST)
Peter Guttorp (@pgseattle) is a Professor at the Norwegian Computing Center in Oslo, Norway, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Was...
Counting Costs of Conflict | Stats + Stories Episode 380
When it comes to studying conflict, there is obvious data to examine: spending on arms, the number of people killed or injured, and the amou...
Health Benefits of Riding an Electric Bike | Stats + Short Stories Episode 319 (REPOST)
Hybrid cars are everywhere now but what is your best option if you want to feel the wind in your hair, or at least under your helmet and you...
Hit Songs by the Numbers & What They Reveal About Us | Stats + Stories Episode 379
The Billboard Hot 100 has been ranking the week's most popular music since 1958. The first song to top the chart was Ricky Nelson's Poor Lit...
Data for Good | Stats + Stories Episode 378
On the podcast, we talk about the ways we live in and with data, as well as the ways data shape our lives and our politics. Public discourse...
Just In Time For The Holiday Shopping Season - A Story About Online Marketing | Stats + Stories Episode 47 (REPOST)
Glenn Platt (@glennplatt) is the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Network Technology & Management & Director of Interactive Media Studies a...