Quiz culture
From Rice Purity to BuzzFeed: a short history of the confessional quiz
How a ten-question survey in a 1924 student newspaper became a campus ritual, and how "Which ___ are you?" quizzes took over the internet in 2014.
Guides
The reading corner of a calculator that counts, ahem, bits. Where confessional quizzes came from, why we can’t stop sharing results, and how to play reveal-your-score games so everyone leaves laughing. Same rule as always: no number is a bad number.
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All guides
Quiz culture
Why we can't stop sharing our quiz results
What research on self-disclosure and a decade of viral quizzes say about why posting a quiz result feels so good, plus how to share kindly.
Party games
The girls' night & bachelorette game guide
Eleven low-prep, laugh-first party games for a girls' night or bachelorette weekend, with simple opt-in rules so everyone has a good time.
Party games
Group quiz etiquette: playing reveal-your-score games kindly
Simple house rules for playing reveal-your-score quizzes with friends, including opt-in play, a pass card, no screenshots without consent and no comparing.
Conversations
The "number talk": discussing the past with a partner without judgment
A communication guide for talking about relationship history with a partner, with curiosity instead of judgment, including what to say, what to avoid and when it doesn't matter.
Party games
Fermi estimation for fun: how to guess any big number (very scientifically*)
How the physicist Enrico Fermi guessed big numbers from small ones, the classic "piano tuners in Chicago" problem worked step by step, why rough guesses often land close, and three party-sized practice problems.
Quiz culture
Why people fudge the numbers on surveys (and why our calculator doesn't care)
What survey research says about social desirability bias, why people estimate instead of counting, and why self-reported numbers pile up at 5, 10 and 20, plus why CountMyBits never needs your name.