Doping in the Tour de France
…test for EPO existed) tested positive for the substance on the new test. Maybe the answer is simpler still…just let the racers dope freely, as Dubner argued on the blog…
…test for EPO existed) tested positive for the substance on the new test. Maybe the answer is simpler still…just let the racers dope freely, as Dubner argued on the blog…
…in the Cook County Sanitary District (whatever that is). On the test, the newspaper reports that of 47 applicants, 15 scored between 90 and 95, 7 scored exactly 84, and…
…trials with a vaccine candidate; a former F.D.A. commissioner who’s been warning of a pandemic for years; and an economist who thinks Covid-19 may finally change how diseases are cured….
…through a shift in the demand curve or was it through a shift in the supply curve? My sense is that the article is newsworthy because some people do not…
…up his thoughts in a guest blog post that I am pleased to present below: Faster Than Light By Rocky Kolb After the news coverage of the past week, everyone…
Conspicuous conservation is about showing off your environmental bona fides. In other words, if you lean green, there’s extra value in being seen leaning green.
Hear diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal try to solve the case of a patient who came to the emergency room with an unusual combination of symptoms. Plus, we discuss how difficult it…
The gist: in our collective zeal to reform schools and close the achievement gap, we may have lost sight of where most learning really happens — at home.
…mayor, and a large cast of econo-nerds. Along the way, we hear some surprisingly good news: Washington is finally ready to attack the problem head-on. (This is part of the…
Last December, thousands of high school sophomores and juniors learned the results of the 2013 Preliminary SAT (PSAT) test. The juniors’ test scores will be used to determine whether they…
Humans have been having kids forever, so why are modern parents so bewildered? The economist Emily Oster marshals the evidence on the most contentious topics — breastfeeding and sleep training,…
…If you couldn’t stop yourself from compulsively working through all seven sample questions, Segal’s study suggests you may have better life chances.?” Segal’s result is consonant with the Marshmallow test…
…keep producing innovative kids who can succeed in today’s global economy, we should be constantly experimenting on them. For example, I read the latest research on allergies and T-cell response…
…Business News. Unlike most previous studies involving kids, schools, and payments, in this research we aren’t trying to get kids to study hard or learn more; we were going after…
…— on procedural grounds — a positive test for marijuana, and last year, Aussie swimmer Ian Thorpe was said to have tested positive for high levels of testosterone and luteinizing…
Barry Nalebuff and I have a new column in Forbes (“A Market Test for Credit Cards”) which criticizes some aspects of the recent credit-card legislation as being too anti-market. We’re…
In hospitals, a softer pillow or a nicer room might be more than just amenities — they could improve outcomes for patients.
(iStockphoto) A new study from a group of Duke economists finds that large-scale job losses have a negative impact on student test scores, particularly in math. Previous studies have shown…
…Digest, were surprisingly good: The key finding of the new research is that the intoxicated participants solved more items on the Remote Associates Test compared with the control participants (they…
Also: how did Angela do with her no-sugar challenge?…
We’ve collected some of our favorite moments from People I (Mostly) Admire, the latest show from the Freakonomics Radio Network. Host Steve Levitt seeks advice from scientists and inventors, memory…
…everyone, whether you’re going for Olympic gold or giving a wedding toast. We hear from psychologists, economists, and the golfer who some say committed the greatest choke of all time….
…meltdown.” After stints at the I.M.F. and India’s central bank, he sees another potential crisis — and he offers a solution. Is it stronger governments? Freer markets? Rajan’s answer: neither….
In his final years, Richard Feynman’s curiosity took him to some surprising places. We hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to….
…went on. In communities where free WaterGuard was provided to households, chlorine usage peaked just weeks after distribution and slid down thereafter; in dispenser communities, usage continued to increase for…
…would immediately sue and Cuban would risk losing his franchise. But in another year when there was a transcendent talent coming out of college or a big-name free-agent, it might…
Charles Koch, the mega-billionaire C.E.O. of Koch Industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. So why do most Democrats hate him so much?…
Does having more health information actually change behavior? To test this question, host Bapu Jena explores whether doctors make healthier choices than the rest of us (and he fesses up…
There are a lot of upsides to urban density — but viral contagion is not one of them. Also: a nationwide lockdown will show if familiarity really breeds contempt. And:…
He’s the chief creative officer of Pixar, and the Academy Award-winning director of Soul, Inside Out, Up, and Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter and Steve talk about Pixar’s scrappy beginnings, why…
