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The science of the perfect second

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The enduring allure of pilgrimage

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[Harper’s Index]

Who would take a vow of celibacy in exchange for never having to do their taxes again : 20

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Who would move to a different country : 37

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Cost of renouncing one’s U.S. citizenship : $2,350

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Percentage by which the government has proposed decreasing this fee : 81

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Amount, in hours, by which the top-earning 10 percent of U.S. men worked less last year than in 2019 : 77

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By which the bottom-earning 10 percent of men worked more : 37

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Portion of American men aged 25 to 54 who are neither working nor seeking work : 1/9

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Factor by which the number of U.S. job-offer scams reported since 2019 has increased : 3

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Minimum amount U.S. workers lost last year to these scams : $249,962,090

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage decrease in the past year in job postings for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion positions : 27

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. workers who believe they are treated unfairly : 1/2

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Portion of U.S. workers who describe their workplace as at least somewhat “toxic” : 1/5

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Percentage increase since 2019 in the number of whistleblower tips sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission : 136

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Percentage increase since 2020 in the number of expletives used on corporate earnings calls : 60

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Portion of U.S. workers who would switch jobs for greater pay transparency : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of workers seeking jobs elsewhere who believe they are being paid below market rates : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which U.S. workers with a best friend at work are less likely to look for another job : 25

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. workers who have used ChatGPT for work who have not disclosed this : 68

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of K–12 educators who have caught students using ChatGPT to cheat : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans who have paid to use online dating platforms : 1/3

[Harper’s Index]

Who believe that online dating algorithms can predict love : 1/5

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Percentage by which U.S. women are more likely to think infidelity is wrong for married men than for women : 22

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By which U.S. men are more likely to think this : 14

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Portion of parents who feel that their partner judges their parenting ability : 1/2

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of parents with children under 18 who are worried about their children’s mental health : 3/4

[Harper’s Index]

Who are worried about their children being kidnapped : 3/5

[Harper’s Index]

Being shot : 1/2

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum portion of Americans who cannot identify an influential person in their community : 7/10

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of influential figures identified who are politicians : 63

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Who are businesspeople : 9

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Who are religious leaders : 3

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Percentage decrease over the past five years in the number of Americans who believe in God : 6

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Chances that a U.S. adult under 30 believes in astrology : 2 in 5

[Harper’s Index]

Amount Americans spend each year on the “psychic services” industry : $2,200,000,000

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of religious Americans who believe that God can hear prayers and intervene in the world : 42

[Harper’s Index]

Who believe that God can hear prayers but cannot intervene : 28

[Harper’s Index]

Minimum number of Americans who believe that hell exists but heaven does not : 2,608,367

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Procesión en Vieques III, a painting by Armig Santos, whose work is on view through April 23 as part of the exhibition no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria, at the Whitney Museum of Art, in New York City.

Collection of the artist. Courtesy the artist

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener, 2022, a mixed-media collage on a 1950 Dow Chemical Company magazine advertisement, by Kirsten Stolle, whose work is on view through April 8 at Tracey Morgan Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.

“Rosetta Stone,” a photograph with unique burn markings by Tabitha Soren, whose work is on view through March 25 at Laney Contemporary in Savannah, Georgia.

Courtesy the artist and Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta

Percentage of Americans who do not know the deadline for filing taxes : 69

Estimated portion of Americans who owe no federal income taxes : 2/5

Percentage of Americans who believe their neighbors cheat on their taxes : 48

Who would take a vow of celibacy in exchange for never having to do their taxes again : 20

Who would move to a different country : 37

Cost of renouncing one’s U.S. citizenship : $2,350

Percentage by which the government has proposed decreasing this fee : 81

Amount, in hours, by which the top-earning 10 percent of U.S. men worked less last year than in 2019 : 77

By which the bottom-earning 10 percent of men worked more : 37

Portion of American men aged 25 to 54 who are neither working nor seeking work : 1/9

Factor by which the number of U.S. job-offer scams reported since 2019 has increased : 3

Minimum amount U.S. workers lost last year to these scams : $249,962,090

Percentage decrease in the past year in job postings for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion positions : 27

Portion of U.S. workers who believe they are treated unfairly : 1/2

Portion of U.S. workers who describe their workplace as at least somewhat “toxic” : 1/5

Percentage increase since 2019 in the number of whistleblower tips sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission : 136

Percentage increase since 2020 in the number of expletives used on corporate earnings calls : 60

Portion of U.S. workers who would switch jobs for greater pay transparency : 2/3

Portion of workers seeking jobs elsewhere who believe they are being paid below market rates : 2/3

Percentage by which U.S. workers with a best friend at work are less likely to look for another job : 25

Percentage of U.S. workers who have used ChatGPT for work who have not disclosed this : 68

Portion of K–12 educators who have caught students using ChatGPT to cheat : 1/4

Portion of Americans who have paid to use online dating platforms : 1/3

Who believe that online dating algorithms can predict love : 1/5

Percentage by which U.S. women are more likely to think infidelity is wrong for married men than for women : 22

By which U.S. men are more likely to think this : 14

Portion of parents who feel that their partner judges their parenting ability : 1/2

Portion of parents with children under 18 who are worried about their children’s mental health : 3/4

Who are worried about their children being kidnapped : 3/5

Being shot : 1/2

Minimum portion of Americans who cannot identify an influential person in their community : 7/10

Percentage of influential figures identified who are politicians : 63

Who are businesspeople : 9

Who are religious leaders : 3

Percentage decrease over the past five years in the number of Americans who believe in God : 6

Chances that a U.S. adult under 30 believes in astrology : 2 in 5

Amount Americans spend each year on the “psychic services” industry : $2,200,000,000

Percentage of religious Americans who believe that God can hear prayers and intervene in the world : 42

Who believe that God can hear prayers but cannot intervene : 28

Minimum number of Americans who believe that hell exists but heaven does not : 2,608,367

April 4, 2023

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