Season 3 of Freakonomics Radio Hits the Airwaves
We have just released five hour-long Freakonomics Radio episodes that will be airing this fall and winter on NPR affiliates around the country. Because these hours are primarily mashups of…
We have just released five hour-long Freakonomics Radio episodes that will be airing this fall and winter on NPR affiliates around the country. Because these hours are primarily mashups of…
…at the data to try to figure this out. (His paper “Inherited Control and Firm Performance” can be found here). He compiled data from 335 management transitions across a number…
…please light up the comments section below with your burning curiosities and very best ideas. (I am not legally permitted to tell you what to do with your so-so ideas,…
…this makes suicide (gulp) a luxury good. There’s a more extensive blog post with background research, photos, and links coming shortly. For now, you can listen or download via the…
[omny:https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/e5ef9a05-91f4-46b5-9933-ab0d001c39c5/audio.mp3] (Photo: Chris Turner) In our latest Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace podcast, Stephen Dubner looks at why the first decision you make in 2012 can be riskier than you think….
[omny:https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/396acd49-47b5-4462-93db-ab0d001bc1d9/audio.mp3] (Photo: Scott Davidson) Our latest Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace podcast is called “The Hidden Cost of False Alarms.” (You can download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen via…
This week’s New Yorker features an interesting article by Hendrik Hertzberg about American presidential dynasties. He quotes an A.P. article by Nancy Benac which states that “[f]orty per cent of…
…mailing information into this form, which we’d then download into an Excel spreadsheet and format to be printed as labels. Then I’d sign a big stack of bookplates, ship them…
[omny:https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/ff1e0e78-0282-46b9-9c54-ab0d001a0487/audio.mp3] (Photo: Metro Centric) Our latest podcast, “Crowded at the Top,” presents a surprising explanation for why the U.S. unemployment rate is still relatively high. (You can download/subscribe at iTunes,…
…Here are some photos of that transformation, when cheap food outlets popped up to meet the demands of our growing consumer society. [slideshow auto=”on” thumbs=”on”] All photos from The Library…
…from the Apollo on the podcast (download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or read the transcript here) and check out the photos here. [slideshow] (All photos by Diana Huynh)…
[omny:https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/bfe315a6-a712-4214-94b3-ab0d001c42c2/audio.mp3] (Hemera) In our latest Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace podcast, Stephen Dubner and Kai Ryssdal talk about the unexpected reasons why American food got so bad. (Download/subscribe at iTunes, get…
[omny:https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/9be5ca61-8ff9-4c13-9eef-ab0d001c14db/audio.mp3] Fans of the New York Giants celebrate after the Giants win on Sunday. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Our latest Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace podcast covers the upcoming Super…
…to help you track the numbers as they come in. Their complaint with the usual television talking heads is that the usual discussion of aggregate vote shares is uninformative. For…
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…combining traditional TV viewing and streams from official network sites. Downloading, both legal and illegal, has long been the focus of the debate over digital music. But what impact will…
…download. The Lynch photographs, intended as album art, are going on sale anyway, with a “custom designed” blank CD that customers are encouraged to use “however you see fit.” [%comments]…
…I started looking for other examples of a product that lost its monetary value completely, but somehow returned from the dead. Fascinating question. My mind immediately goes to a category…
[omny:https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/14a43378-edb2-49be-8511-ab0d000a7030/670387b2-b916-4d8e-b196-ab0d001b4a5e/audio.mp3] A torch bearer carrries the Olympic Torch on a London Bus through Central London on July 26, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images) Our latest Freakonomics…
We worship the tradition of handing off a family business to the next generation. But is that really such a good idea?
We worship the tradition of handing off a family business to the next generation. But is that really such a good idea?
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate, likes to say that most Americans are libertarians but don’t know it yet. So why can’t Libertarians (and other third parties) gain more…
He was once the most lionized athlete on the planet, with seven straight Tour de France wins and a victory over cancer too. Then the doping charges caught up with…
…rarely seen in professional sports. His ability to personify the “Yankees image” has allowed him to be a perfect pitchman for large companies. He pulls in more endorsements and money…
How a pain-in-the-neck girl from rural Virginia came to run the most powerful university in the world.
To the law, everything is either a “person,” with rights, or a “thing,” without. Where does that leave dogs? Alexandra Horowitz considers animate things, living property, and what happens when…
…blog, remember that it’s worthwhile to read the actual article in addition to the supplemental materials; oftentimes, questions posed here in the comments section are answered in the actual article….
…about people who spend time at work downloading risqué or pornographic materials. Productivity is lowered, but their welfare is higher. As a rich society, we should be pleased about this…
…average household: This study reports on the life-cycle economic analysis (LCEA) of RepRap technology for an average U.S. household. A new low-cost RepRap is described and the costs of materials…
…as are all the course materials. So far, I have learned that teaching an entirely online course requires far more effort than teaching in person. Maybe by a factor of…
