Archive - DaNumbers

Data vs. bookmakers: who will win Eurovision 2024?

A data-driven analysis of the songs predicts unlikely winners for the 2024 edition. Did DaNumbers spot some underrated dark horses?

May 6 •

Francesco Piccinelli

February 2024

Is the green transition one of the reasons for global instability?

As traditional oil and gas-producing countries are losing their leverage, they could resort to violence to keep their place on the global stage.

Feb 5 •

Francesco Piccinelli

September 2023

Und Bach? A data-driven Odyssey into the Well-Tempered Clavier

Is there a difference between harpsichord and piano recordings? It's complicated

Sep 4, 2023 •

Francesco Piccinelli

May 2023

All you need to know about democracy and ex-USSR countries

Some societies in the former Soviet bloc managed to build functioning democracies, but others didn't; why it happened has lessons for the West too.

May 15, 2023 •

Francesco Piccinelli

December 2022

There is not enough data about lobbying in Brussels

Although European institutions publish some information turning it into data is an impossible task

Dec 27, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

October 2022

Elon Musk owns Twitter; politicians should leave

Analysis of 460,501 tweets from U.K. MPs suggests that posting on social media is not very useful for politicos.

Oct 31, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

Is NASA's budget too small for a Moon program?

Data from The Planetary Society suggest that the space agency could be underfunded for its objectives

Oct 3, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

August 2022

Is the world heading to World War III? It's complicated

A data-driven assessment of our danse macabre on the edge of the abyss.

Aug 31, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

How Italy's Democratic Party could win elections – in 2027

Engaging with civil society could help the party find new constituents

Aug 1, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

June 2022

The migration from the Former Soviet Union to the EU in six charts

Running away from Russia or their local tyrants? A few insights on the migrants you didn't know about

Jun 29, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

May 2022

DaNumbers goes on vacation

See you next month

May 29, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

April 2022

How political leaders declare war

A data-driven analysis digs into one of the most uncomfortable avenues of political rhetoric

Apr 30, 2022 •

Francesco Piccinelli

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