My twenty-five year journey with Pete Rose.
Author: Sean Lahman
Casting light on public payrolls
Making information public leads to better decisions
Digging for Stories
Why the Woodward and Bernstein model of journalism is no longer enough.
Is Social Media a Fad or a Revolution?
Interesting video chock full of data on the size and relevance of social media.
The Fighter
My early pick for the Oscars is the inspiring story of brothers Micky Ward and Dick Eklund, brothers from Lowell, Massachusetts who both found redemption in the boxing ring.
Hall of Fame Prediction Contest
Think you know who’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year?
The Boy Who Died Of Football
On the day Max Gilpin ran himself to death before nearly 140 witnesses, he did almost nothing but what he was told.
A Fresh Start
After more than fifteen years on the web, it’s time to start over.
The Joy of Statistics
Another great video on data visualization from Hans Rosling and the BBC.
Thinking About the Census
I get a crash course in demographics during my fellowship at UC-Berkeley.