How Different Groups Spend Their Day The American Time Use Survey asks thousands of American residents to recall every minute of a day. Here is how people over age 15 [...]
Behind the Scenes With the Dishes The food stylist Susan Spungen discusses a few of the dishes that she created for the new movie “Julie & Julia,” a dual portrait [...]
A Modular Robot That Puts Itself Back Together Again Modular robots are made of small, independent components that can be replicated and combined in different ways. View the interactive graphic
Buoys: Their role in weather Since 1967, buoys have helped forecasters monitor conditions and predict storm patterns. Here’s a look at the 3-meter discus buoy. View the interactive graphic
The Obama Tracker NPR’s Obama Tracker charts significant appointments, policy developments, and events in President Obama’s administration. View the interactive graphic
Gauging Your Distraction New studies show that drivers overestimate their ability to multitask behind the wheel. This game measures how your reaction time is affected by external distractions. Regardless of [...]
A History of Overhauling Health Care Nearly 100 years of legislative milestones and defeats. For almost a century, presidents and members of Congress have tried and failed to provide universal [...]
Balance Your Media Diet Practicing good nutrition keeps your mind sharp, your body fit, and your life long. The same could be said for consuming media. (Seriously, knowledge is power.) [...]
Mission to the Moon On July 16, 1969, three astronauts embarked on a mission to reach the moon. Four days later, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first [...]
Getting There: 1969 and 2020 NASA is preparing to send humans back to the Moon by 2020 using two new rockets that evoke the design of the Saturn V, the [...]
NYT: Peel Sessions Under the B.Q.E. For two years cyclists have gathered under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for weekly “peel sessions,” pushing the limits of the evolving sport of fixed-gear freestyle. [...]
The Khmer Empire – Cambodia’s Medieval Splendor At its height in the 13th century, Greater Angkor was the most extensive urban complex in the preindustrial world. Explore the living landscape [...]
Where the Pies Are A map of New York City’s new generation of pizza restaurants, some notable ones from the previous generation, and the classic whole-pie spots. View the interactive [...]
The New Generation of Pizzerias Pizza connoisseurs bicker endlessly about where to find the best pies, and now they have more serious local contenders than ever to bicker about. Frank [...]
Turning a Corner? A chart of industrial production — the output of manufacturers, miners and utility companies — suggests that the economy is poised to turn around, but that the [...]
The 2009 Tour Stage by Stage The 96th Tour de France will be contested over 2,174 miles, a grueling test of endurance and strategy. Follow the New York Times’s coverage [...]
