The Consequences of Being Green
…is lost because he needs to obtain additional food from elsewhere to maintain his weight — food whose growth and distribution have environmental consequences too, as does the manufacture of…
A recent outbreak of illness and death has gotten everyone’s attention — including late-to-the-game regulators. But would a ban on e-cigarettes do more harm than good? We smoke out the…
One Yale economist certainly thinks so. But even if he’s right, are economists any better?…
Even American parents have a strong “son preference” — which means that a newborn daughter can be bad news for a marriage.
…is lost because he needs to obtain additional food from elsewhere to maintain his weight — food whose growth and distribution have environmental consequences too, as does the manufacture of…
Our latest Freakonomics column described a recent academic paper by Andy Francis. I asked him to respond to the comments that have been raised on our blog (see here). He…
She’s best known for playing neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, but the award-winning actress has a rich life outside of her acting career, as a teacher,…
…incentive to pay (either with cash or coupon) for two Southwest trips. When I use my mileage to obtain a “free” ticket on the other main carrier out of Austin…
…horizon appears to be composting. Just as plant matter can be aerobically baked into a valuable soil supplement, so can animal matter. It’s not rocket science, either. “Mortality composting” requires…
Anne-Marie Slaughter was best known for her adamant views on Syria when she accidentally became a poster girl for modern feminism. As it turns out, she can be pretty adamant…
The practice of medicine has been subsumed by the business of medicine. This is great news for healthcare shareholders — and bad news for pretty much everyone else.
Covid-19 is the biggest job killer in a century. As the lockdown eases, what does re-employment look like? Who will be first and who last? Which sectors will surge and…
The accidental futurist Kevin Kelly on why enthusiasm beats intelligence, how to really listen, and why the solution to bad technology is more technology.
Just a few decades ago, more than 90 percent of 30-year-olds earned more than their parents had earned at the same age. Now it’s only about 50 percent. What happened…
…said they wouldn’t vote for a candidate with this characteristic): a) Black b) Catholic c) Homosexual d) Jewish e) Female f) Atheist The answer is here at www.data360.org, an interesting…
…World Series of Poker and leaves from New York this Saturday to begin his media tour from New York to Las Vegas. Check out www.MonkeyShare.net and you’ll go ape over…
…limerick contest, and I would also like to extend an invitation to any and all limerick lovers to visit our website at www.oedilf.com. We’re writing our Limerictionary in alphabetical order,…
…$7,000 for Phil’s charity, www.preventcancer.org. It also generated a wealth of data for my research. If they show it on ESPN again this year, you will see my research assistants…
Freakonomics asks a dozen smart people for their best ideas. Get ready for a fat tax, a sugar ban, and a calorie-chomping tapeworm.
There is a website — one that is so stupid I feel embarrassed to even give it free publicity — called www.whotohate.com. The idea behind the site is you pay…
A blog reader named Mark Winburn pointed me to a remarkable website called www.zillow.com. You type in an address and it gives you a satellite view of your home with…
…up with his/her eventual spouse.” The word hasn’t exactly caught fire; but at least someone grabbed the domain name www.penultamour.com. Now a reader named Anne Tadman Cramb writes in with…
…when you type “www.amazon.com,” into your browser, you get a letter from Jeff Bezos touting the new product. I have to say that it looks quite enticing. Amazon also provides…
…I entered a handicapping contest at www.caribsports.com. Each competitor puts up $250 at the beginning of the year. Each week you need to pick the outcome of five NFL games…
…listed at http://www.chicagopolice.org/ps/list.aspx on Tuesday. Police Sgt. Robert Cargie said that there was no specific timetable for removing the photos, but that as the Web site gets more photos, they…
If you happen to manage a Limited Liability Corp (LLC) in New York State and need to file your Biennial Statement, you might follow the directions sent to you in…
…Today Show NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 374E New York, NY 10112-0002 Dear Mr. Toucher: On the June 16th Today Show, Professors Dubner and Levitt reached some conclusions that…
…we have no choice but to link to it: http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html It let’s you type in the first letters of a name and see in a flash the rise and fall…
…Catch Me If You Can) argues that identity theft is extraordinarily easy to commit and very difficult to stop. And yet a new report by Javelin Strategy and Research found…
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In the “Letters” section of today’s New York Times Sunday magazine, a letter by two doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia criticizes our piece on car seats vs seat…
