Margins of Error
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Pains, Trains and Automobiles
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn’t love a good vacation? But the likelihood of stress goes through the roof as soon as you factor in the act of traveling. Annoyances like ...
Why are Losers the Favorites?
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Studies show that, when picking between underdogs and the favorite, more people will side with the underdog. So, why are we so drawn to them? And it’...
Forecasting the Future of Weather
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s face it: We cannot live without our weather forecasts. It’s the first thing we check most mornings — and when they’re wrong, we get pret...
The Mysterious Disappearance of Love, Sex and Romance
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In spite of the rise in romance reality shows, it is possible romance is actually disappearing in real life. The statistics certainly paint a picture ...
Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Harry goes the extra “yard” to find out why the United States is one of the few countries that hasn’t gone metric. Americans seem more than cont...
When Did 'Diet' Become a Dirty Word?
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diet soda is one of the few things in life that makes Harry very happy. And it turns out, it might be disappearing as “zero sugar” infiltrates th...
Cashing in on Happiness
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How much money do we need to be happy? Should we move heaven and earth to earn six figures, or can we be just as happy with less? Harry gets some answ...
Harry Makes a Spectacle of Himself
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More and more of us are in need of glasses these days and luckily, there is now a much more positive perception of people with “four eyes.” Howeve...
Bursting the Bath Time Bubble
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s been a lot of debate about how often we need to bathe — and the answer might be less than you think. It turns out we have a complicated hi...
Do I Sound Funny to You?
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No one thinks they have an accent … but it turns out we all do. However, is it possible our distinct ways of speaking across the U.S. are disappeari...
Did You Miss Me?
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CNN’s Harry Enten is back with more wild and weird stories behind the stats. This time around, Harry goes on a search for disappearing accents and i...
Why Underdogs Should Always Win
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's face it, most of us see ourselves as the underdogs in life. Maybe that's why it's more fun to root for one in sports. In this special episode of...
Madonna, Elton & Uncle Neil
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Harry’s uncle is singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka. Depending on how old you are, and your knowledge of pop music, you may know Uncle Neil wrote and per...
Is This the End of Election Night?
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a year since Americans waited on edge to find out the winner in one of the strangest election of our lifetimes. CNN's Harry Enten revisits t...
(Don’t) Call Me, Maybe
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A surprising percentage of people today, including Harry, hate making and receiving phone calls. Our reluctance to dial in, is affecting everything fr...
Can You Put a Number on Love?
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Few rules dominate the dating world as much as “divide by two and add seven.” But where did that rule even come from, and does it hold up today? H...
What's Your Exit Strategy?
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While we don't have much say about how we come into this world, we can certainly plan for what happens to us after we leave. Turns out death is a big ...
The Sleeping Separately Solution
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A surprising number of couples sleep separately, yet very few like to talk about it. Harry looks into the data and trends around sleeping arrangements...
Just Think of the Time We Save
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If nearly 70% of Americans dislike changing the time, why does it keep happening every year like clockwork? Harry dives into the debate with the top e...
How The Paranormal Became, Well, Pretty Normal
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe in ghosts? Turns out a lot of people do in this country … more than 45% of us. That's up almost 400% in the last 40 years! So what ha...
Introducing Margins of Error
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every stat has a story and CNN’s Harry Enten is on a mission to find out what the numbers have to say about who we are and what we believe. Premieri...