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Control F

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Control F is a podcast about data — hard, fuzzy, surprising, and sometimes unreliable data — and all the ways it influences our daily lives. In each episode, we dig deep on a topic and search through research, algorithms, and assumptions to bring you insights on how stuff works. In a world ruled by numbers, Control F reads between the (spreadsheet) lines to find the bigger story.

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22 episodes

  1. Should we ditch daylight saving time? 15:20
  2. Can you trust political polls? 25:03
  3. How much should you tip? 27:01
  4. Do Americans read books anymore? 24:55
  5. How did college get so expensive? 34:25
  6. Is home insurance worth it in the age of wildfires? 31:58
  7. How are speed limits calculated? 32:52
  8. How do you predict how many visitors will travel for the FIFA World Cup? 25:47
  9. Are e-bikes safer than motorcycles? 32:02
  10. Should I worry about microplastics? 31:41
  11. From Booming: Is “millionaire flight” real? 20:39
  12. Can Americans afford a Disney vacation? 27:05
  13. Does shopping at Costco actually save you money? 30:36
  14. Does immigration enforcement reduce crime? 33:35
  15. Why am I seeing so many sports gambling ads? (a.k.a. The Kalshi Question) 38:40
  16. Who decided my dog is ‘too big’ for my home? 27:59
  17. Can we get better at measuring homelessness? 31:49
  18. What is the poverty line? And why does it matter? 28:22
  19. Why does health care cost so much in the United States? 29:48
  20. How did we get so good at predicting the weather? 24:50
  21. What does your credit score really say about you? 27:20
  22. Introducing Control F, a podcast about the hidden data that influences our lives 2:08