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Melody Qian

Politics

A User's Guide to Privacy Policies

Have you ever actually read an app’s privacy policy before checking the little box to agree?

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Culture

One Million Crossword Clues

An analysis of over 30 years of grids, answers, and clues that make up the New York Times daily crossword: what they mean, how they change, and who they represent.

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Health

A Day in the Life as a Human Being

What are we really doing in our free time?

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Culture

Billboard Sentiments

How have the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 songs, from 1959 to the present, changed?

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Culture

The Cornell Data Journal Network

How well does the Cornell Data Journal network grow?

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Environment

Journey of a Bottle

A state-by-state investigation of U.S. recycling systems and outcomes.

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Health

Mapping Cardiovascular Risk

Using NHANES data to identify three distinct cardiovascular profiles.

Melody Qian

Politics

Beats and Beliefs

Music's dual, facile ability to serve as both a powerful tool of propaganda and as an existential threat to power structures and political leaders has made it a prime focus of nervous governmental concern over the entire span of history...

Melody Qian

Environment

Mapping America’s Nuclear Waste Problem

Now introducing: FindMyNuclearWaste.

Environment

Mapping BioDiversity: The Colors of Life (and Death)

How do variations in location and water chemistry influence which species thrive? What do these patterns reveal about the future of local communities and ecosystems?

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Finance

The Small Business Boom

A single viral post can catapult a local startup into global recognition overnight.

Politics

From Stop to Diploma: Transportation’s Role in Graduation

The commute to school is an often overlooked factor in a student’s educational outcome.

Nikhil Chinchalkar

Politics

Campaign Trails

Each election cycle, candidates campaign in various states to appeal to voters from all over the country. Does that actually matter?