…they have come of age in an era in which friends more commonly communicate in writing (through e-mails or text messages) as opposed to actually conversing in person or by…
…(D-NY). A new bill Schumer introduced would subject fashion to copyright for the first time. The bill would protect only “unique” designs – those that are truly new and distinguishable….
…should live and be well until 120)? To answer Leon’s question: No, I can’t imagine this happening — for the mayor of New York City or anyone else in New…
…world, placebos mean something … well, a little different. Bapu Jena walks us through the thorny world of placebo research and the implications the placebo effect can have for patients….
As C.E.O. of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer was famous for over-the-top enthusiasm. Now he’s brought that same passion to the N.B.A. — and to a pet project called USAFacts, which performs…
…the broken item, free of charge (I confirmed the free repairs from the shop owner, as it is not explicitly stated in the sign). The sign was located on a…
…to know them, the stereotypes that I had built up started to come apart. During this time I was in my mid-twenties, and I had an active sex life. One…
…donate 200 passes, valued at $35 each. The plan hit a snag when Robert Purvis, vice president and executive director for New York Blood Services, stepped in with news of…
Video It is important to never underestimate the power of free — of free anything, it seems. I have been to conferences where the typical attendee makes at least low…
…back, I invited readers to submit quotations for which they wanted me to try to trace the origins, using The Yale Book of Quotations and more recent research by me….
…The Wall Street Journal editor was compensated with a refund and a free lunch voucher. Whether she’ll return and use that free voucher is another question altogether. (HT: Chris Neary)…
…as ever. More importantly, many news organization would remain unregulated (or could easily comply) because the Fourth Estate doesn’t sell goods or services to the government. Our Solicitor General, and…
(Illustration: DonkeyHotey) A New Yorker article on Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide while under federal investigation for bulk downloading academic articles, leaves little to disagree with. But it missed a…
We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market…
…keeps India strong is its freedom. In the last 10 years, this freedom of expression has come under attack from various extremist groups — Hindu extremists, Islamic fundamentalists, ultra-nationalists —…
…the wild. He founded the National Institute for Play and has produced a three-part PBS series on play. He also regularly teaches employees at Fortune 500 companies why they should…
John Mackey, the C.E.O. of Whole Foods, has learned the perils of speaking his mind. But he still says what he thinks about everything from “conscious leadership” to the behavioral…
…Winston-Salem. Leib and Markel usually blog at Prawfs.com. Markel has offered to send interested parties a free PDF of their new book upon request. This is their final post, and…
…forebears of Freakonomics. His latest project is a typically brash book called More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics. We asked him to respond to some questions…
…for highlighting a number of the piece’s neatest results.) The behavioral revolution in economics and psychology has successfully identified and named close to three dozen biases (my?favorite behavioral folk song…
…residents don’t take the free care for granted and because these actions improve public health either for the individual or the community. A good action for health is something that…
…answer. Walter E. Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has an editorial in today’s Journal (available for free!) titled “How to Sink a Newspaper.” It offers a detailed explanation…
…and adapt their business models to compete in a new reality. The ability to adapt and compete is the cornerstone of capitalism, we should promote this rather than rushing to…
…like driving or talking on a cellphone — there is always a cognitive detriment. Speed reading comes at the cost of comprehension. The crawl on CNN disrupts our ability to…
A conversation with veteran N.B.A. point guard Jeremy Lin, recorded for the Freakonomics Radio series “The Hidden Side of Sports.”…
Do more expensive wines taste better? And: what does one little rodent in a salad say about a restaurant’s future? This is a “mashupdate” of “Do More Expensive Wines Taste…
A conversation with 2008 Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, recorded for the Freakonomics Radio series “The Hidden Side of Sports.”…
…of all, Slavery was horrible, and I’m still sorry to this day that the New Englanders from Massachusetts and Rhode Island brought that practice to the new world by enslaving…
Stephen Dubner’s conversation with the Facebook founder and C.E.O., recorded for the Freakonomics Radio series “The Secret Life of a C.E.O.”…
In restaurants and in life, bad things happen. But what happens next is just as important.
