Felix Richter
10 posts
Data Journalist
Americans To Spend Record $35.7B For Mother’s Day
While mothers should really be appreciated 365 days a year, Mother’s Day is a good occasion to celebrate…
2023-05-13
America’s Sports Betting Boom
Four years after the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), sports betting continues to…
2023-02-18
The State(s) of Sports Betting in the U.S.
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018, allowing states to…
2023-02-17
High Prices, Range Anxiety Holding Back EV Adoption
While the tax credits for new and used electric vehicles included in the Inflation Reduction Act will do…
2022-08-12
The World Is Ill-Prepared to Prevent Another Pandemic
While the world’s overall preparedness score in the 2021 Global Health Security Index isn’t particularly good, it is markedly worse in…
2021-12-28
Turkey, Greece and Italy Battle Historic Fires
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest assessment of human-made climate change on Monday, warning that the…
2021-08-10
E-Books Still No Match For Printed Books
With smartphones, tablets and e-readers reaching mass adoption over the past few years, many have predicted that printed…
2021-04-24
Support for Marijuana Reaches New High
Dating back to 1971, when five high school students in San Rafael, California, met up at 4:20 pm…
2021-04-20
Super Bowl Pales In Comparison To The Biggest Game In Soccer
While Americans are getting ready for what they consider the biggest sporting event of the year, the 55th…
2021-02-08
How Hard Has Airbnb Been Hit By The Pandemic?
Three days before its highly anticipated stock market debut, Airbnb has raised the price range for its initial…
2020-12-11