…on attitudes toward health and genetic information. For example, the NIH Multiplex Initiative has shown that people who voluntarily undergo genetic testing for multiple common diseases similar to what 23andMe…
…Studies offer some evidence to back these anecdotal claims. An analysis undertaken by the Sustainable Livestock Systems Group, funded in part by the UK government, found that piglets were crushed…
…collection of more than three dozen Rolls-Royces and Bentleys. So where does all the money come from? A big piece of Choudhury’s fortune comes from courses for yoga instructors aiming…
…they have come of age in an era in which friends more commonly communicate in writing (through e-mails or text messages) as opposed to actually conversing in person or by…
The verdant lawns promise everlasting rest — but what does it mean to sign a lease for all eternity? Zachary Crockett finds out where the bodies are buried….
…issued. The charges against him carry a combined penalty of 83 years in prison and $4.8 million in fines. But even more interesting, in light of the fantastic quote about…
…try to have your infant certified as temporarily disabled.? You see, most states certify?people who are non-ambulatory as disabled, and as a technical matter most babies qualify. [HT: Peter Siegelman]…
If oversight is when a superior has the right to disapprove of an underling’s decision, what is “undersight”? It’s my term for when an underling has the right to disapprove…
…the European Commission, and countless other national science academies and non-governmental organizations. And yet Californians will consider on their November ballots a law that mandates cigarette-like labeling of food derived…
…foreclosures have become so common that people open up to him and “want to tell me their life stories.” Geisen heads a number of real-estate investment and valuation companies: he…
…percent lower reservation wage than their white counterparts at a comparable job that demands a comparable skill level. Fryer and his colleagues control for skill level by measuring the job…
…Power: Legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley and standards issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). 3. Professionalism: A better educated, skilled,…
Some people want the new cannabis economy to look like the craft-beer movement. Others are hoping to build the Amazon of pot. And one expert would prefer a government-run monopoly….
…over a potential refund (barring punitive damages) of ?5 per bottle. This last phenomenon is the same sort of collective action dilemma that mobile phone companies, credit-card companies, and the…
…to earn a “platinum” rating from a program called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).? When the complex was completed in 2001, it earned special accolades for its southern…
Photo: Rhett Redelings An $11 billion seasonal industry has just gotten underway: summer camp. This morning, my wife and I sent our kids off to their first-ever day of camp….
…This negative association still lingers.” Vintners seem to be aware of the price penalty – two-thirds of vintners who use organically grown grapes do not label their wines as such.[%comments]…
…perp walk as he apparently was led out of Harrah’s Tahoe in handcuffs. The criminal complaint alleges that from July 27 to January 19, he wrote 10 separate $100,000 checks…
On the menu: A kitchen wizard and a nutrition detective talk about the perfect hamburger, getting the most out of garlic, and why you should use vodka in just about…
Why are humans so eager for magic-bullet solutions? Can you explain how a pen works? And how does Angela feel about being forever branded “the grit lady”?…
Sure, we love our computers and all the rest of our digital toys. But when it comes to real economic gains, can we ever match old-school innovations like the automobile…
Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. How can that be? To find out, Stephen Dubner speaks with a Republican senator, a Democratic…
Last week, the board upheld the ban of former President Donald Trump’s social media accounts. Sudhir talks to Noah Feldman, the constitutional law scholar who helped design this “supreme court”…
How has activism evolved in our digital society? In this episode, Sudhir talks to Jade Magnus Ogunnaike about the intersection of big tech and civil rights. She is a senior…
…suicides at its Chinese plants, plans to replace 500,000 workers with robots in the next three years, official media earlier reported. Foxconn — the world’s largest maker of computer components,…
…was an arsenic-containing compound that is considered the first antibiotic. Salvarsan was a specific against syphilis, which as it progressed might become “generalized paresis of the insane,” one of the…
…to scope out private pools they can crash for impromptu parties. On a darker note, insurgents in Iraq used images from Google Maps to guide their attacks. And the terrorists…
…great. But Talwalkar wants to build a much more comprehensive guide. So blog readers, what would you get an economist? Or economists, what sorts of gifts are you hoping for?…
…support a direct link between pesticide residue and health defects. In fact, it openly admits that “the EWG’s shopping guide is not built on a complex assessment of pesticide risks.”…
Chicago has given the world more than sausage, crooked politics and Da Bears.
