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Numberscruncher: The Real Problem With the American Diet
I am tired of all discussions about diet and exercise. Part of the problem for me is that the math is so incredibly imprecise. We are told over and over that weight gain =
Read More »Numberscruncher: Viacom Sues YouTube
A video that always makes me happy, and violates Viacom’s copyright:
YouTube is taking another round of fire in the ongoing debate about intellectual property rights. EarlierRead More »Numberscruncher: Neither Families Nor States Manage Their Budgets Well
Let’s just come right out and say it: most families do not do as good a job as they could with their finances. So why do we hold them (i.e., us) out as paragons
Read More »Numberscruncher: The Costs of Daylight Savings Time
Sick of springing forward and falling back? Ann Logue breaks down the numbers and says Daylight Savings Time is worse than just an inconvenience
Read More »Numberscruncher: The Recovery, Jobs or No Jobs
The March issue of The Atlantic has a thoroughly depressing article about how employment might not pick up when the economy recovers. As if that wasn’t enough to send you to the liquor cabinet,
Read More »Numberscruncher: Earthquakes
On Saturday, another devastating earthquake hit, in Chile, and that gives us another chance to look at some of the numbers associated with earthquakes and rebuilding. The Richter scale, used to measure the magnitude
Read More »Numberscruncher: Cheap Trick Takes On Nielsen SoundScan
Cheap Trick, the pride of Rockford, has a new CD out called The Latest. It’s been released through Tunecore , a service that makes it easy for bands to sell downloads of their music
Read More »Numberscruncher: Wither the European Union?
Abraham Lincoln was born 201 years ago last week. He was America’s greatest president because he took charge in a time of crisis, a civil war that seems unimaginable in these days of splitting
Read More »Numberscruncher: Who Wants to Be a Small-Town Arts Entrepreneur?
This country is full of gorgeous old houses in places where the cost of living is negligible. For $149,000, you can have a five-bedroom brick center-hall colonial house on the North Side of Youngstown,
Read More »Numberscruncher: Making Money on Elections
February 2 is Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney and Election Day in Illinois. We have a lot of hot contests here in the state because our governor, who took office after Rod Blagojevich resigned, is
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