Monthly Archives for June 2015

Nothing beats a good night’s sleep, although millions of Americans wouldn’t know it. Sleep deficiencies are all too common, and they come with risks to your safety, quality of life, and physical and mental health. Check out a number of stats on sleeping that prove much of America isn’t getting the sleep it needs. 40 […]

  We constantly hear about big data failures, but the flip side of the coin features a number of big data successes. Here come five of the most notable examples from InformationWeek, outlining ways companies are using the power of big data to improve various aspects of their businesses. Provide quicker remedies Bristol-Myers Squibb reduced the […]

Even though 98 percent of adults say they are completely aware of the dangers of texting and driving, nearly 50 percent of them admit they do it anyway. And that’s not the only scary statistic surrounding the hazardous practice, which has been deemed just as perilous as drinking and driving. Huffington Post outlined a smattering […]

Statistics can be as helpful in life as they are for death, at least when it comes to providing information for the Schuylkill County coroner’s office. Coroner Dr. David Moylan III is revamping the county coroner’s site to better serve the public, stocking it with death statistics and other information that people often inquire about […]

Voting district boundaries are typically set based on the number of people living within a district. But one Texas woman is taking that method to task and asking that boundaries be set based on eligible voters instead. Her case is scheduled to go before the U.S. Supreme Court, but there’s one little problem. We simply […]