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Keto Artery-Health Claim Retracted Amid Data Flaws
health4 hours ago

Keto Artery-Health Claim Retracted Amid Data Flaws

A 2025 study published in JACC Advances that claimed ketogenic diets don’t promote arterial plaque buildup has been retracted after concerns about selective reporting, questionable control groups, and data anomalies; critics described the authors as social‑media influencers, and coauthor Nicholas Norwitz says they requested the retraction after a deeper analysis revealed anomalies. Retraction Watch published a detailed postmortem, while the authors have posted a reanalysis and continue keto research.

District-by-District Test Scores Echo a Decade of Decline in U.S. Math and Reading
education13 days ago

District-by-District Test Scores Echo a Decade of Decline in U.S. Math and Reading

Stanford's Educational Opportunity Project, linked with NAEP, shows third- to eighth-grade math and reading scores have declined over the past decade. The Times provides a district-by-district lookup for changes since 2015, with exclusions for states and districts lacking data (e.g., New York); where 2015 data are missing, baseline scores come from the 2014–2016 average to enable cross-district comparisons.

Doomsday by the Flight Path: A DIY Apocalypse Indicator Using Private Jets
transportation20 days ago

Doomsday by the Flight Path: A DIY Apocalypse Indicator Using Private Jets

Gizmodo reports on Apocalypse Early Warning, a tongue‑in‑cheek project that uses public ADS-B flight data and FAA jet registrations to flag when air-traffic is unusually high, measuring deviations from a baseline and calling a five-sigma alert a likely imminent apocalypse. It’s presented as a playful critique of doomsday forecasting rather than a serious predictive tool, even hinting at betting on the end of the world.

TESS Data Reanalysis Uncovers 11,554 Exoplanet Candidates in a Single Sweep
science27 days ago

TESS Data Reanalysis Uncovers 11,554 Exoplanet Candidates in a Single Sweep

A reanalysis of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) data uncovers 11,554 exoplanet candidates (11,554 total; 10,091 new), the largest batch ever identified from a single dataset. The candidates extend detections up to about 6,800 light-years toward the Milky Way's center, with many likely hot Jupiters. About 50% of detections may be false positives, so an estimated 3,000–5,000 could be real planets. While not all will be confirmed, the large sample enables broad comparisons of planetary systems and deeper insights into planet formation.

Beast Unleashed: The Athletic's 600+ Page NFL Draft Guide Fuels 2026 Mock Drafts
sports1 month ago

Beast Unleashed: The Athletic's 600+ Page NFL Draft Guide Fuels 2026 Mock Drafts

The Athletic released its annual NFL Draft guide, ‘The Beast,’ a 600+ page resource by Dane Brugler with 402 player profiles, 2,700 rankings, and 45,000 measurements, plus an explore feature to filter by position, school, draft grade, or combine metrics. Separately, Col.Aureliano’s data-driven look at 2016-2025 rookie tackles shows that earlier picks and meaningful playing time correlate with higher chances of immediate impact, with about 43% of the meaningful group scoring above a 67.9 grade and varying success rates by draft slot, underscoring how pick position and snap counts influence early contributions.

New study reveals pregnancy mortality far higher than previously estimated
health-and-medicine3 months ago

New study reveals pregnancy mortality far higher than previously estimated

A Brown University–led study using 2018–2021 data finds that death risk from pregnancy (including up to one year postpartum) is 44–70 times higher than abortion and about three times higher than prior estimates, with an average of 32.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and a peak of 43.9 in 2021. By refining death classifications (excluding COVID-19 and nonspecific causes) and using updated pregnancy-check data, the researchers argue that abortion bans could worsen maternal health by forcing pregnancy to continue.

Key Data Insights That Shaped 2025
journalism4 months ago

Key Data Insights That Shaped 2025

The article highlights key data-driven discoveries from 2025 across various fields, including record low IRS audit rates, improved electric vehicle charging infrastructure, detailed analysis of legislation impacts, federal land control in Washington, and innovations in urban transit, illustrating how data points can reveal significant insights and trends.