A Conservative Wishtory of the United States
…we were going to be free.”—Sarah Palin 1775: New Hampshire starts the American Revolution: “What I love about New Hampshire… You’re the state where the shot was heard around the…
…most interesting, unorthodox people around — from actresses to athletes, authors to inventors. Here is a preview of Levitt’s new podcast, which premieres August 21st. New episodes every two weeks….
…we were going to be free.”—Sarah Palin 1775: New Hampshire starts the American Revolution: “What I love about New Hampshire… You’re the state where the shot was heard around the…
It began as a post-war dream for a more collaborative and egalitarian workplace. It has evolved into a nightmare of noise and discomfort. Can the open office be saved, or…
…of economists is often – not always, certainly, but often – deeply obtuse. Now, again, this is my problem, having to do with my preferences and my skills. Research economists,…
Stephen Dubner’s conversation with David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, one of the most storied private-equity firms in history. We spoke with Rubenstein for the Freakonomics Radio series “The…
…no longer tethered to the center or to each other; they had the freedom to disperse in search of cheap land while still being accessible to their suppliers and customers….
The quirky little grocery chain with California roots and German ownership has a lot to teach all of us about choice architecture, efficiency, frugality, collaboration, and team spirit.
There’s a nasty secret about hot-button topics like global warming — knowledge is not always power.
…interesting chapter about the famous search for the ivory-bill woodpecker, long thought to be extinct. (Rosen had written earlier on the subject, in both The New Yorker and a Times…
Have you all played around with Zipskinny? It’s a site that takes data from the 2000 census and lets you search by ZIP code to see demographic information in your…
Why learning to say “I don’t know” is one of the best things you can do.
Distractions are everywhere — including in the operating room. So, what happens if a surgeon loses focus? A tap dancer, a health researcher, and a surgeon help Bapu Jena find…
A new healthcare Web site called iMedix has just been launched, and it could revolutionize the way people take care of themselves. Or it might gum up the works further;…
…a bit of some earlier economics papers I discussed, as well as a comment once made by a grouchy New York Times writer discussing another New York Times writer who…
…do it. Wikipedia has helped you get your research started faster; don’t ruin your experience by using it incorrectly. That said, Wikipedia is looking into new mechanisms to help articles…
…The €0.50 difference between the two shops near my office must be mainly due to demand-based discrimination: Tourists are unwilling to search, implicitly have a low demand elasticity and are…
Yes! That’s the argument in a new Historical Biology paper called “A Call to Search for Fossilized Gastric Pellets.” Here’s the abstract: Numerous extant carnivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous species –…
…it as one. So I went in search of other economics haikus. Marginal Revolution blogged last fall about economist Keisuke Hirano‘s econometrics haiku. The rest I saw were not so…
This week, Bapu Jena presents some hot-off-the-presses research exploring the relationship between how many patients a doctor sees, and how well those patients do. Plus, the surprising impact of annual…
…would seem to indicate an improving economy. From Time: According to a recent survey by job-search site Snagajob, 44% of respondents who quit in the past year did so believing…
…that God loves us, and loves to see us happy!” Finding the earliest misquoting of Franklin is of course very difficult. When I search LexisNexis, the earliest I find for…
As the stock market continues to search for a bottom, it’s worth another look back at how we got here. Back in September, University of Chicago professors Douglas W. Diamond…
…of Doing Nothing Conclusion: Of Mice and Men and the Search for the Master Switch This post is no longer accepting comments. The answers to the Q&A can be found…
…the numbers were being reported: Several early news news reports…reported a flow estimate of 5000 barrels per day. However, other contemporaneous reports quoted the flow as 210,000 gallons per day….
Nobel Laureate James Watson got into trouble recently for expressing the opinion that blacks are less intelligent than whites. If you look at almost all existing data from standardized tests…
Why does the mailman bring us so many catalogs, credit card offers, and pizza coupons? Because his job depends on it. Zachary Crockett checks the mailbox….
…data sets. It’s a method that draws on his algorithmic sensibility-and Google’s storied faith in computing power-with the aim of accelerating the pace and increasing the potential of scientific research.”[%comments]…
A regular reader named John De Palma sends along an interesting bit from a new Sports Illustrated article about top NBA rebounder Kevin Love: “If a shot rises from the…
…Google search, however, revealed that the Postal Service isn’t condoning the chain mail. Actually, the explanation for why the letter got delivered without postage is even more interesting to me:…
…to the fugitive first? When a fugitive is on the run, it’s not only the police he has to worry about. A bounty hunter could be coming after him, too….
