Shocker: The HPV Vaccine Works Like a Charm
New research says HPV infection rates have basically dropped like a rock among young women since they started getting vaccinated. Science: It’s magic!
The Fembots of Ashley Madison [Updated]
Now we know that almost none of the woman in the Ashley Madison database ever used the site. The question is, was this a deliberate fraud? Or was it just a dating site gone wrong?
Almost None of the Women in the Ashley Madison Database Ever Used the Site [Updated]
When hacker group Impact Team released the Ashley Madison data, they asserted that “thousands” of the women’s profiles were fake. Later, this number got blown up in news stories that asserted “90-95%” of them were fake, though nobody put forth any evidence for such an enormous number. So I downloaded the data and…
Women's Favorite Smut Searches Show Straight Porn Still Isn't Cutting It
The answer to the age-old question “What do women really want?” is finally here, at least according to Pornhub: women want lesbians, threesomes, and squirting. And if you could, say, combine all three into a lesbian threesome squirtfest, would that finally make us happy?
Here Is a Map of the United States By Average Heel Height
The online shopping site Gilt employs a Principal Data Scientist, which is unsurprising and probably not that exciting, as far as titles go. However, he decided to find out if certain fashion choices vary by region or if women have certain universal preferences, which makes his job more mildly intriguing. And the …
Public NYC Taxicab Database Lets You See How Celebrities Tip
On July 8, 2013, at 11:20 a.m., Olivia Munn hailed a taxi on Varick Street in Manhattan’s West Village. The actress took an 11-minute ride across the island, to the Bowery Hotel, for which she paid $6.50.
Poll: How Often Do You Really Masturbate?
Recently, FiveThirtyEight compiled information from a 2009 study from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior on how often people of different ages engage in self-pleasure. As is usually the case with studies like this, the post garnered lots of attention from those individuals who think the participants…
The Income Gap Has Made Rich People More Efficient Porn Viewers
Despite all of its many and varied uses for acquiring and sharing knowledge or engaging in real, empathetic dialogue with strangers, the internet is, in the words of the inimitable Trekkie Monster, for porn. Also, the internet is for arguments about the sexuality of Harry Styles, which just serves as further proof…
Texas Loves Teens, Cali Wants Asians: What's Your State's Fave Porn?
Can you judge a state by its PornHub keyword searches? Sure. Why not. And guess what? Right now you're probably surrounded by people into MILF massage.
New CDC Report Shows That Abortion Is on the Decline Thanks to More People (Correctly) Using Birth Control
According to the latest report from the CDC, U.S. abortions fell by five percent during the recession and its aftermath, a phenomenon that most likely, insist some researchers, owing to the greater diligence with which women use contraception during tough economic times. Though many states have unfortunately and…
‘Bad’ Moms Far Outnumber ‘Bad’ Dads on the Internet
The internet, or at least a large swath of it, doesn't appear to be an entirely friendly space for moms, at least according to a whole smörgåsbord of data presented by current Buzzfeed and erstwhile Jezebel writer Anna North. After surveying a pretty comprehensive collection of headlines from over 200…
Terrific Visual Representations Of Terrible Abortion Restrictions
Indiana wins! Go Indiana! Oh wait, that's a chart of the different kinds of abortion restrictions existing in a state — from targeted restrictions on abortion providers (also known as TRAP laws) to parental consent laws to waiting periods. You can play around with the tools over at Remapping Debate, depending on which…
The Scary Numbers On AIDS And Young Women
It's been thirty years since the discovery of the AIDS virus, and while they've included immeasurable tragedy, there are some reasons to be optimistic.
Exclusive: New York Fashion Week Was The Whitest In Years
We can report that the just ended New York fashion week featured the least racially diverse cast of models since 2008. New York fashion week featured 137 designer runway shows and presentations, and 5,269 different fall outfits were presented to the world's retailers and press. Of those 5,269 looks, 4,468 — an…
Online Dating And The Real "Stuff White People Like"
What makes a culture unique? What tastes, interests, and concepts define an ethnicity? These are big questions, and here's how we answered them.
OkCupid's Love Math Doesn't Solve The Equation
The latest salvo in OkCupid's ingenious campaign to woo us with data is the discovery that iPhone users have the most sex. But these meticulous statistics, interesting as they may be, are probably falling on deaf ears.
