To that end, Jell-Ometer (with the second syllable pronounced “law”) offers “jiggle” read-outs on a 10-point scale. A “3” is ...

Richard Heys is deputy chief economist in the Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK. For decades, economists have known that using gross domestic product (GDP) alone to guide policy is ...

In the past two decades, impact evaluation has become an unavoidable topic in the social sector. Yet beyond the discourse on how to measure social impact lies a structural problem: We are not ...

Landon walked into my 10th-grade classroom holding his mother’s hand tightly. He was anxious about his score on the English Language Arts state test. A year ago, Landon’s score was in one of the ...

Placebo effects are real, powerful, and deeply human, as I've discussed in my previous article. But a thorny question remains: How can we tell whether a depression treatment is producing genuine ...

As the biggest winter storm in four years blankets New England, snow will quickly begin accumulating on the ground with plenty of cold air in place across the region. That said, snowfall totals ...

Pennsylvanians woke up to a blanket of snow, a winter storm that was forecast throughout the week. But how can you measure exactly how much snow fell in your neighborhood? The National Weather Service ...

If you are sending us snowfall reports this weekend, here are some good practices to use according to the National Weather Service to get the most accurate measurement possible.For the most accurate ...

How old are you, really? People are flocking to so-called longevity clinics and buying tests online to find out their “biological age”—a metric that some scientists say could reveal how healthy a ...

The ability to move with speed, precision and power is important for longevity. Here’s how to gauge it and how to improve. By Hilary Achauer If you want to age well, you are probably familiar with the ...

Experts say gait speed, grip strength, balance, and endurance are some of the strongest predictors of long-term independence. Here’s how to check them yourself—and what the results mean. Balancing on ...

Snow showers are moving through the Tri-State Saturday afternoon and are expected to continue through the evening. By the end of the event, many communities could pick up 4-8 or more inches of snow ...