In the section in Freakonomics about online dating, we referred to some of the more specialized dating sites: ChristianSingles.com, LatinMatcher.com, USMilitarySingles.com, PlusSizeSingles.com, etc. Now there’s a new dating site that…
Steve O’Keefe, editor of smarteconomist.com writes: Would you mind posting an announcement on the Freakonomics Blog about the new Smart Interviews feature at SmartEconomist.com? Here’s the announcement: SmartEconomist.com Launches Smart…
…executives run a company? We dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of both triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers, Simon and Garfunkel, and bears versus alligators….
Do you get grittier as you age? What’s worse for mental health: video games or social media? And do baby boomers make the best D.J.s?…
…favorite treat changing your brain? Why do so many snacks melt in your mouth? And why can’t Stephen replicate his favorite salad dressing? Take the Seven Deadly Sins survey: freakonomics.com/nsq-sins/…
…commercial from Entourage was fictional), and a lot of them (like Brad Pitt’s) are pretty old. But it’s still pretty interesting. And it did make me wonder if perhaps Japander.com…
The Freakonomics blog is now available on the New York Times‘s mobile site, which offers a full (yes, full) text feed of each day’s newspaper stories and blog posts in…
Are we too busy watching Friends? Is porn driving us apart? And why did New Yorkers stop vacationing in the Catskills? Take the Seven Deadly Sins survey: freakonomics.com/nsq-sins/…
…to have his team not cover the spread by missing free throws. He made the only free throws I could find where it was near the end of the game,…
Photo: Pink Sherbet Photography There’s a long line of students snaking around the courtyard near my office. They’re queuing up to get a “free” cheeseburger, courtesy of Dave’s Hot and…
…next door to Caribou Coffee and buy a coffee and blackberry scone for $5. Is this utility-maximizing? I think so. I know that if I get the “free” buffet, I’ll…
…a toaster doesn’t mean we’re helpless at all, but rather that we’ve been liberated by free markets. (This is hardly a new argument; consider the pencil, and similar tales.) [%comments]…
A reader named Clark Case encountered this wi-fi login window at a Doubletree hotel in Orlando. Paging Chris Anderson? Eh … probably not. While there might be some reasonable explanation…
Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But a British outfit called Pro Bono Economics is giving away its services to selected charities.
……” All you have to do is post a comment below. We’ll pick five comments from the lot, including the numbers represented by: 1. Steve Levitt’s age 2. Our publisher’s…
An interesting article in the Seattle Times about a coffee shop in Kirkland, Washington. The coffee is free, but only if you are willing to suffer the guilt of not…
…the human condition; it represents our most elemental sense of justice. Depends on how you define work. If you’re Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, you’ve come to believe…
| Just when you were convinced that your bike is a free alternative to driving, a bill is proposed in Oregon that would require cyclists to pay a $54 registration…
…you want his book, and why you want it for free. Hurry! As I type this, Tyler already has 55 comments in one hour. While he is a generous man,…
…copy that suddenly seems much more gift-appropriate, you can sign up here for a free bookplate that is hand-signed by Levitt and Dubner. If all goes well, the Freakonomics elves…
…“New Yorkistan” cover of The New Yorker, done in collaboration with beau and fellow artist Rick Meyerowitz. For the past few months, Maira has also been drawing and writing a…
When Stephen Dubner’s new podcast Question of the Day launched in August, it immediately shot to No. 1 on the iTunes chart. Last month it was selected as one of…
…content from the Internet,” Scheer writes, “but to delay its free release in that venue. A temporary embargo, by depriving the Internet of free, trustworthy news in real-time, would, I…
When it comes to exercising outrage, people tend to be very selective. Could it be that humans are our least favorite animal?
Tucked into a Times report about a typically out-of-touch New York State budget crafted by the wizards of Albany comes this news: Another $50 million [of state revenue] will come…
…thin line between incentivizing and compensating blood donors: the Music Saves Lives blood drive is offering backstage concert passes and free Chipotle burritos to people who donate. (Hat tip: Jessica…
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…
…stories for free. The stories are all original and written by the site’s proprietors, so you won’t find certain books there — but they may be the perfect therapy for…
…Buffalo newspaper in early October: The principal cause of heavy losses to [NL clubs] is attributed to high salaries, the result of competition. To prevent competition it was suggested that…
…are no tax breaks at all for K-12 tuition? The obvious answer is that you can get free K-12 schooling. College tuition, meanwhile, is rarely free. But think it through…
