--- title: Information is the new oil. 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To better prepare Americans for their eventual desert lives, we conducted a ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/trendsegments-cheese-yum-cake-yum-cheesecake-double-yum)[ Cory Manento2022/06/081 min read ## You Wanna Pizza Me? For some, pizza debates can get more heated than a coal-fired oven on Wooster Street in New Haven: Thin crust or deep dish? Chicago-style or New York-style? Pineapple or literally ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/you-wanna-pizza-me)[ Sarah Binns2022/05/181 min read ## You Don't Need to Look to the Night Sky to See the Little Tipper It’s a debate as long-festering and divisive as Red Sox versus Yankees: To tip, or not to tip, on takeout? You’d think a pandemic where we’ve all relied on minimum-wage-making ... 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Allergies) Recently, we took a deep dive into Americans’ stomachs to figure out what makes vegetarians and carnivores tick. It was dark in there, so we’ve emerged donning our tiny ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/we-are-young-by-fun.-feat.-allergies)[ Brendon Ellis2021/09/101 min read ## What Puts the D-I-E in Diet? Walking into a Burger King today is a rather different experience than it was just a few short years ago. It’s hard to say what time travelers from 2018 would be most surprised to ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/what-puts-the-d-i-e-in-diet)[ Cory Manento2021/07/081 min read ## Crush it At Your Next Backyard BBQ Summer is here. For many Americans, that means more sunscreen, flip flops, chlorine exposure, and – when we get a break from climate change-induced scorching-hot temps – backyard ... Start Reading ](https://www.gradientmetrics.com/trendlines/crush-it-at-your-next-backyard-bbq)[ Brendon Ellis2021/04/211 min read ## Portion Problems Trash day is a who’s who competition of e-commerce detritus. Not only do we all get to see which neighbor is doing her part to pad Amazon’s bottom line, but also who drinks the ... 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