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Rather a dull read - A lot of more interesting articles that use statistics really dilute them before putting them in the actual body of the text (i.e. everything in Popular Science).

Analysis of all the money we should make some day, compared to those in non-STEM fields. (Links to PDF with data)

This is a sister website of the very popular www.speedtest.net, which does many millions of internet download/upload tests every month. Aggregating that data across the world provides some pretty robust statistics on regional and national connectivity speed. You probably never knew South Dakota had the second highest average download rate in the country. http://www.netindex.com/download/2,1/United-States/ I'm guessing that's related to their cheap power and ample space in encouraging data centers to move in.

This is a branch of Computer Science, springboarded by my Computer Engineering major.

Engineering?

Mode choice is the step in the transportation planning process that determines the probability that travelers will choose different modes (transit, pedestrian, auto) to reach their destination

Scientific evidence for popular dietary supplements.  Turns out there isn't a shred of evidence to support that Vitamin A is beneficial.  Based on human, randomized placebo-controlled trials.