NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

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RT @salonium: I wrote a new piece on how much progress has been made in treating childhood leukemia. The answer is: quite a lot!. Before….

RT @EricLevitz: Great and clarifying piece from @ezraklein. "Abundance liberalism" doesn't lack a theory of power. Rather, it rejects anti-….

Full slide deck here from our talk yesterday on the gender divide and relationship recession, featuring many more countries and plenty of economic data too:

And the demographic consequences of young men and women going their separate ways?. The share of young Koreans in relationships has fallen by almost half since 2010, with birth tracing almost exactly the same path 📉

South Korea gender divide update 😲. Young men lean right by 50 points.(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left). Young women lean left by 22 points.(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)

Really looking forward to today’s data visualisation class with @f_l_o_u_r_i_s_h, where I’ll be going behind the scenes to walk through the little design decisions that can transform a chart. Free to watch for anyone interested: (Recording will be.

3) “But this is only because managers are resting players to avoid injury” — indeed (as said in thread), and that’s the point:. Bigger squads + more rotation are putting a cap on minutes, therefore the increased physical toll is coming from intensity-per-minute, not more minutes.

In response to some FAQs:. 1) Data is through to the current season. 2024-25 wasn’t showing for some reason but see here (x-axis labels are season start, not end). 2) Minutes played data is for all comps, club and country.

. But the recent evolution of much faster-paced gameplay both with and without the ball comes with elevated risk of soft-tissue injuries. Here’s the full article:

Of course, that doesn’t mean a reduction in playing time wouldn’t help. But if one wants to solve the problem, it helps to know the cause. Fixture schedules are barely busier than in the past, and squad sizes have grown to mean no rise in minutes per player regardless. .

NEW with @KuperSimon. The prevailing narrative around increased injuries and player workload in elite football is wrong. Players don’t play more football than in the past. What has changed is a sharp rise in intensity of play. Not more minutes, but each minute exerts more load.

Ever wondered why some charts are more effective and engaging than others?. I’ll be going through all the theory, evidence and principles behind compelling data storytelling from this Wednesday. Free to watch for anyone who is interested:

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RT @maiamindel: New from me at @voxdotcom : what's driving gender polarization between men and women? Economics.

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RT @gelliottmorris: New piece: It's not just Trump's approval taking a hit. Voters also say they care less than they did in 2024 about (for….