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[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of white Americans who say they enjoy Juneteenth less than an average day : 29

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Percentage of Republicans who say so : 42

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Percentage of Americans who say that people seeing racism where it isn’t is a bigger problem than missing it where it is : 45

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Portion of U.S. public school teachers who say that the history of slavery does not affect black people’s place in society today : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of children expelled from U.S. public preschools who are black boys : 1/5

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Chicago children under the age of 6 who have been exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water : 7/10

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Percentage by which U.S. black voters are more likely than others to be concerned about climate change : 12

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Percentage decrease in the volume of climate-change coverage in corporate broadcast news between 2022 and 2023 : 25

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of corporate broadcast news coverage that was dedicated to climate change last year : 1

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Percentage by which the New York Times has quoted Israeli sources more often than Palestinian sources since October 7, 2023 : 78

[Harper’s Index]

By which the Times was more likely to feature Palestinians as subjects of passive-voice clauses than Israelis in that period : 67

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. adults who believe that Israel is trying to minimize harm to civilians in its attacks on Gaza : 38

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel who said in 2016 they would recommend military service : 55

[Harper’s Index]

Who say so now : 32

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of active-duty U.S. military personnel who are not receiving mental-health care but would like to receive it : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. insurance claims related to psychotic disorders that were filed in 2023 : 4,477,140

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. employees in therapy who say their therapist has an effect on their mental health : 41

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. employees who say their boss does : 69

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans over the age of 50 who say they have a friend they met at work : 44

[Harper’s Index]

Of American adults under the age of 30 who say so : 21

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. college students who say reproductive-health laws were at least somewhat important to their school choice : 71

[Harper’s Index]

Who say they were highly important : 38

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Republican college students who would prefer to attend a school in a state with greater access to reproductive care : 63

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. teenagers who say their parents have looked through their phones : 43

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. parents of teenagers who say they have done so : 50

[Harper’s Index]

Number of reported unintentional shootings by children in the United States last year : 411

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. adolescent overdose deaths in which a bystander who could have intervened was present : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which BMW drivers have a higher rate of DUIs than the average driver : 14

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which Subaru drivers do : 29

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of American wine drinkers who think they could differentiate a $10 bottle of wine from a $100 bottle : 35

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. states in which corn polls as the most popular vegetable : 32

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which Americans are more likely to say they want to be remembered for creativity than for intelligence : 55

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans who say they are worried about their memory : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. adults who say that widespread use of computer chips implanted in the brain would be positive for society : 10

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of those aged 18 to 29 who say they probably or definitely would consider getting such an implant this year : 13

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“Thjorsá River #2, Southern Region, Iceland,” a photograph by Edward Burtynsky, whose work is on view through June 8 at Nicholas Metivier Gallery, in Toronto.

Janela, a mixed-media artwork by Thalita Hamaoui, whose work is on view through July 6 at Simões de Assis, in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil.

Courtesy the artist and Simões de Assis

“Sea of Devastation,” a photograph by Jessie Chaney, whose work was on view with Fabrik Projects from May 15-19 at Photo London.

Courtesy the artist and Fabrik Projects, Los Angeles

Feminine Echoes from the Pastoral Underground, a painting by Lauren dela Roche, whose work is on view through June 15 at Eric Firestone Gallery, in New York City.

Courtesy the artist and Eric Firestone Gallery

The Script, a mixed-media artwork (jeans, baby garments, sand, twine, chalk, paint, fiber fill) by Joy Ray, whose work is on view through May 12 as part of the exhibition The Golden Thread: A Fiber Art Exhibition, presented by BravinLee Programs at the Seaport in New York City.

Courtesy the artist and BravinLee Programs, New York City

Percentage of white Americans who say they enjoy Juneteenth less than an average day : 29

Percentage of Republicans who say so : 42

Percentage of Americans who say that people seeing racism where it isn’t is a bigger problem than missing it where it is : 45

Portion of U.S. public school teachers who say that the history of slavery does not affect black people’s place in society today : 1/4

Portion of children expelled from U.S. public preschools who are black boys : 1/5

Portion of Chicago children under the age of 6 who have been exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water : 7/10

Percentage by which U.S. black voters are more likely than others to be concerned about climate change : 12

Percentage decrease in the volume of climate-change coverage in corporate broadcast news between 2022 and 2023 : 25

Percentage of corporate broadcast news coverage that was dedicated to climate change last year : 1

Percentage by which the New York Times has quoted Israeli sources more often than Palestinian sources since October 7, 2023 : 78

By which the Times was more likely to feature Palestinians as subjects of passive-voice clauses than Israelis in that period : 67

Percentage of U.S. adults who believe that Israel is trying to minimize harm to civilians in its attacks on Gaza : 38

Percentage of family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel who said in 2016 they would recommend military service : 55

Who say so now : 32

Portion of active-duty U.S. military personnel who are not receiving mental-health care but would like to receive it : 1/4

Number of U.S. insurance claims related to psychotic disorders that were filed in 2023 : 4,477,140

Percentage change in the quantity of these claims since 2019 : +15

Percentage of Americans who have not heard of long COVID : 22

Rank of the United States among countries in terms of happiness in 2023 : 15

In 2024 : 23

Percentage of U.S. employees in therapy who say their therapist has an effect on their mental health : 41

Percentage of U.S. employees who say their boss does : 69

Percentage of Americans over the age of 50 who say they have a friend they met at work : 44

Of American adults under the age of 30 who say so : 21

Percentage of U.S. college students who say reproductive-health laws were at least somewhat important to their school choice : 71

Who say they were highly important : 38

Percentage of Republican college students who would prefer to attend a school in a state with greater access to reproductive care : 63

Percentage of U.S. teenagers who say their parents have looked through their phones : 43

Percentage of U.S. parents of teenagers who say they have done so : 50

Number of reported unintentional shootings by children in the United States last year : 411

Portion of U.S. adolescent overdose deaths in which a bystander who could have intervened was present : 2/3

Percentage by which BMW drivers have a higher rate of DUIs than the average driver : 14

Percentage by which Subaru drivers do : 29

Percentage of American wine drinkers who think they could differentiate a $10 bottle of wine from a $100 bottle : 35

Number of U.S. states in which corn polls as the most popular vegetable : 32

Percentage by which Americans are more likely to say they want to be remembered for creativity than for intelligence : 55

Portion of Americans who say they are worried about their memory : 2/3

Percentage of U.S. adults who say that widespread use of computer chips implanted in the brain would be positive for society : 10

Percentage of those aged 18 to 29 who say they probably or definitely would consider getting such an implant this year : 13

June 4, 2024

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Microplastics were found in sixty-two of sixty-two human placentas from a biobank in Texas.

Toxicity has remained a consistent feature of online interactions since 1989.

Humans are losing their ability to digest cellulose.

A metal scar on the surface of the white dwarf WD 0816-310 indicated that it has cannibalized other bodies in its orbit.

An orca acting alone killed a great white shark and ate its liver.

Genomic analysis indicated that psychedelic mushrooms emerged around the time of the Mesozoic–Cenozoic mass extinction.

The playing speed of a metal guitarist directly correlates with his intrasexual competitiveness but not his mating success.

Depression in humans is correlated with higher body temperature, and cold-water swimming mitigates menopause symptoms.

Researchers warned that, as temperatures rise, humans should prepare for more diarrhea.

Off the Five Finger Islands, a team of cetologists aboard the Glacier Seal conducted an extended conversation with a female humpback named Twain.

Astrophysicists argued that the development of advanced alien technology requires an atmosphere composed of at least 18 percent oxygen.

Onshore wind turbines severely deter German bats from foraging.

An AI that was fed the employment and health data of six million Danes turned out to be more accurate than existing sociological methods at predicting if a given person was about to die.

A mother is 4.6 percent more likely to give birth in the same month she was born, and adjacent siblings are 12.1 percent more likely to be born in the same month as one another.

Electric eel discharge transforms the DNA of zebrafish larvae.

True crabs independently evolved to live out of the ocean up to seventeen times.

The average American girl born in 2019 will take prescription drugs for more than half her life.

Scientists were not certain whether the globally synchronized waves observed in the brains of wakeful rats on ketamine or LSD were a cause or a symptom of hallucinations.

Geoscientists were confident that, given access to the oldest barnacles on the flaperon of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, they could help pinpoint its crash site.

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