Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head, but has so far survived. How often does that happen?

Michelle Tsai

Jan 08, 2011 8:08 PM

A couple of Thanksgiving Explainers from the archives.

Michelle Tsai and Nina Shen Rastogi

Nov 25, 2010 8:17 AM

Why isn’t Brooklyn Tornado Alley?

Michelle Tsai

Sept 20, 2010 5:53 PM

What’s with all the terrorist attacks on the 11th?

Michelle Tsai

Sept 11, 2010 6:55 AM

Just how dangerous is Pamplona’s running of the bulls?

Michelle Tsai

July 14, 2010 1:24 PM

What’s behind the rash of Chinese school stabbings?

Michelle Tsai

May 18, 2010 11:42 AM

Do female suicide bombers get 72 virgins too?

Michelle Tsai

March 29, 2010 11:16 AM

China’s love consultants offer dating advice and wardrobe tips. They’ll even adjudicate lovers quarrels.

Michelle Tsai

Feb 11, 2010 9:37 AM

How much control do mothers have over when their babies are born?

Michelle Tsai

Dec 31, 2009 12:10 PM

How much control do mothers have over when their babies are born?

Michelle Tsai

Dec 31, 2009 12:10 PM

Why are there so many guns in Finland?

Michelle Tsai

Dec 31, 2009 11:33 AM

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Michelle Tsai

Nov 25, 2009 7:07 AM

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Michelle Tsai

Nov 25, 2009 7:07 AM

Despite the one-child policy, millions of Chinese citizens don’t know how to have sex without getting pregnant.

Michelle Tsai

Nov 04, 2009 1:47 PM

How did high ankle sprains get so popular in professional sports?

Michelle Tsai

Sept 01, 2009 11:39 AM

Why isn’t there a cure-all influenza vaccine?

Michelle Tsai

April 27, 2009 3:25 PM

Outbreaks vs. epidemics, and how a government quarantines its own citizens.

Michelle Tsai and Brendan Koerner

April 27, 2009 11:31 AM

Why are Pakistani lawyers always protesting?

Michelle Tsai

March 18, 2009 11:54 AM

Why do Finns own so many guns?

Michelle Tsai

Sept 23, 2008 12:40 PM

Why does the Mafia get involved in hauling garbage?

Michelle Tsai

June 03, 2008 1:58 PM