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In Africa, Organic Farming Is Not the Answer

Agricultural technology can ease hunger in Africa.

4/29/10

Cheese, Meat and Razor Blades

Vancouver thieves target gourmet cheese.

4/28/10

Wall Street Amnesia

Why do investors still trust Wall Street with their money?

4/28/10

FREAK Shots: Price War or Phantom Bargain?

A devious advertising strategy in Dombivali, India?

4/27/10

What Should Apple Do?

Bruce Schneier advises Apple on its recent security breach.

4/27/10

Why Does College Take so Long These Days?

Rising costs of education slow some students down.

4/26/10

Blondes Have More…

Money and success, according to researchers.

4/26/10

Adoption Biases

Boys and African-American babies are less likely to match with parents.

4/23/10

Methadone and Infant Vision

Infants exposed to this heroin substitute in utero experience vision problems.

4/23/10
4/22/10

An Important Human Right

Europe declares vacations a human right.

4/22/10

The World Probably Isn't Ending

The evidence doesn’t support claims of increased geological activity.

4/21/10

Have You Accidentally Sold Your Soul Lately?

An online retailer adds an interesting clause to its contracts.

4/21/10

The Next Great Scary Story?

Is a stranded traveler right now composing the next great horror story?

4/20/10

China's Role in Worldwide Food Prices: A Guest Post

Agricultural economist Patrick Westhoff on food prices and China.

4/20/10

Who's More Likely to Fake It in the Bedroom?

A behavioral model of faking ecstasy.

4/20/10

Dr. Kevorkian on Health Care

And he’s not a very optimistic man.

4/19/10

Discovered: The Great Atlantic Garbage Patch

Researchers discover a mass of plastic garbage in the Atlantic Ocean.

4/19/10

What Can Cricket Data Tell Us About Labor Luck?

Your first job luck can follow you for years.

4/16/10

Pay-What-You-Wish Goes to the Theater

Pay what you wish to see Death of a Salesman in Dallas.

4/15/10

The Brownstone Next Door

It may actually be a top-secret emergency subway exit.

4/15/10

Bring Your Questions for the Sports Economists

What are the biggest mistakes sports decision-makers make?

4/15/10

Getting Paid to Fly Commercial

A&F CEO gets paid $4 million to not use the company jet for his personal travel.

4/15/10

An Expert on Experts Gets His Due

Anders Ericsson elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

4/14/10

FREAK Shots: If They're Paying Me to Take Them …

What’s wrong with the second bag of chips?

4/14/10

Poland's Plane Crash in Pictures

Images from the wreck and of public mourning.

4/13/10

Can Organic Veggies Transform Education?

Jamie Oliver’s program has been successful in the U.K.

4/12/10

Directing Your Charity Dollars to the National Debt

Would kind of person is likely to do this?

4/12/10

Freak Shots: Pay What You Think Is Fair

Pay-what-you-wish for lunch at Phoenix’s Wrigley Mansion.

4/9/10

Alcohol 101

College-educated women drink more, and are more likely to report drinking problems.

4/9/10

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