Bio
Amber Thomas is a Journalist-Engineer at The Pudding. She spends time away from her keyboard exploring the outdoors around Seattle and hanging upside down in aerial silks.
Stories
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How Many High School Stars Make It in the NBA?
Every year the top high school basketball recruits get hyped up—do they pan out?
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The Sexualized Messages Dress Codes are Sending to Students
What we learned about sexualization from analyzing 481 high school dress codes
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most engaging
Internet Boy Band Database
Every boy band to chart the Hot 100 since 1980
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Women's Pockets are Inferior
You already know this. But now we've got the data to show it.
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Making Data Viz Without SVG Using D3 and Flexbox
Bye bye tricky SVG alignments. Hello SVG-free data viz!
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Let’s Talk About Birth Control
No TMI here, just 20,759 people describing their experiences with contraception.
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The Diversity of Makeup Shades
Fenty Beauty is a champion for makeup inclusivity. How do other brands compare?
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Baking the Most Average Chocolate Chip Cookie
Cookie recipes written by computers — what could go wrong?
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A Tale of Two Cities
Using data to write love letters to the cities we call home
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Greetings from Mars
Exploring today's weather on Mars and in your area with the Curiosity Rover
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10 Things Everyone Hates About You
Exploring over 30 million feelings towards 3,000+ topics
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Newspapers: A Black & White Issue
Measuring racial diversity in journalism
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An Analysis of Driving Times to Abortion Clinics in the US
Mapping the cities and places with the worst access
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She Giggles, He Gallops
Analyzing gender tropes in film with screen direction from 2,000 scripts
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The Dining Habits and Companions of Americans
The frequency of dining alone
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Free Willy and Flipper by the Numbers
The past, present, and future of captive whales and dolphins
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The Timing of Baby Making
Births, broken down by geography and month