Trevor Butterworth

Trevor Butterworth is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal. He is also editor of STATS.org

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Hot and Hurt

Summer: Open Season on Injuries

From exploding grills and snapping alligators to the menace of air conditioners, here are some of the myriad ways—some routine and some downright odd—that people get hurt in the summer. By Trevor Butterworth.

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Statistician-in-Chief

Revenge of the Nerd

Trevor Butterworth on the nerdy winner of the 2012 election

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NYC Soda Ban

Unhand Our Big Gulps!

Mayor Bloomberg’s crackdown on large sodas makes him a walking advertisement for libertarianism. Trevor Butterworth on the faulty assumptions underlying the proposed ban—and why it won’t work.

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Cyber-Terror: The New Nukes?

A worm in Iran’s nuclear facility. A plane crash in Spain. China’s Web heist. Trevor Butterworth on the high-stakes crimes taking place in the shadows.

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