Does marriage kill sex drive?
fortunately, adults who responded to a 2004 poll by ABC reported that the quality of their sex lives does correlate negatively with the length of time they’ve been married. The odds they have sex at least several times a week worsen from 1 in 1.39 (72%) if they’ve been married for less than three years to 1 in 3.13 (32%) if they’ve been married for ten or more years. The odds they actually enjoy the sex they’re having a great…
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Do Health Insurers Consider Domestic Abuse a Pre-Existing Condition?
tween 1994, when the legality of using domestic violence as insurance underwriting criteria was first recognized, and 2008, 42 states passed legislation that specifically prohibits the practice. And a 2008 report by the National Women’s Law Center pointing out that 9 states and the District of Columbia still didn’t have such legislation spurred several state insurance commissioners to respond with surprise and, even more importantly, with action. Arkansas passed a law in April 2009, and, as of October 2009, 4…
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IMDb Movie Ratings Over the Years, by Nathaniel Johnston:
’s time for a random dose of statistics courtesy of The Internet Movie Database. Let’s consider all movies that have been released theatrically over the last 60 years and see whether there is a trend in their perceived quality over time. That is, do new movies generally receive higher or lower scores on IMDb than old movies? Before looking at the numbers though, we need some rules to clarify what types of movies we are considering: We only consider theatrically-released…
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The Physics of Bras
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A corporate-style annual report for… a person:
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How Countries Spend Their Money (Interactive Chart):
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The neuroscience of zombies – NPR (podcast):
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“The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned”
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