…Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and every other major disease. Companies cure cancer. Scientists with new ideas for drugs team up with businessmen, start little companies, get approximately $200 million to $1…
…walk drunk.” Immediately afterward, a woman approached: her name is Susan Wershba Zerin, and she turned out to be one of the creators of the original slogan “Friends don’t let…
…both words come up as suggestions for 2-6-6-5, with “book” popping up first. After a few careless messages along the lines of “that movie was totally book,” new street lingo…
…the greatest impact on empirical research by looking at the key motivating citations in papers published in top journals in recent years. Becker was by far the most influential theorist…
Do economic sanctions work? Are big democracies any good at spreading democracy? What is the root cause of terrorism? It turns out that data analysis can help answer all these…
The “Power of Poop”: Since the beginning of civilization, we’ve thought that human waste was worthless at best, and often dangerous. What if we were wrong?…
Photo: Joe Shlabotnik The other day I had a company come and remove two air conditioners from my office in order to clean them, store them for the winter, and…
…will Russia’s rich kids start behaving more like kids? (Related: Russia moves ahead of De Beers as the world’s largest diamond producer — and immediately starts acting like OPEC.) [%comments]…
An interesting new paper (abstract; PDF) by the Emory economist Andrew M. Francis explores penicillin’s role in shaping modern sexuality: It was not until 1943, amid world war, that penicillin…
Author and YouTuber John Green thought his breakout bestseller wouldn’t be a commercial success, wrote 40,000 words for one sentence, and brought Steve to tears….
…it wasn’t easy. For example, poor reader Rob complained that “I’m getting a brain cramp trying to think of a defense for Egypt’s policy.” Rob, I apologize and recommend sitting…
…careful not to say anything to let him and his new wife know. But it turns out they knew all along. He is a great guy, and he and his…
…commitment will directly benefit lower income Americans,” said Countrywide President Angelo Mozilo…”We look forward to the rapid fulfillment of this commitment so that Countrywide can sign another record-breaking agreement with…
Performing at a strip club can be lucrative, but it requires financial and psychological savvy — and an eye for social trends. Zachary Crockett takes a look….
…all, there is surely no company in the world where so many employees wear t-shirts with their company logo, which we took to be a sign of true pride (or…
Bring on the Pain! It’s not about how much something hurts — it’s how you remember the pain. This week, lessons on pain from the New York City subway, the…
The online universe doesn’t have nearly as many rules, or rulemakers, as the real world. Discuss.
…One reason behind the smart nudge of having new employees at a company be automatically enrolled in a 401(k) plan is that the stack of paperwork and the large, complex…
What “Sleep No More” and the Stanford Prison Experiment tell us about who we really are.
…coverage in the past 24 hours. The first commandment is “You shall not kill.” The second commandment is: “The road shall be for you a means of communion between people…
She showed up late and confused to her first silent retreat, but Caverly Morgan eventually trained for eight years in silence at a Zen monastery. Now her mindfulness-education program Peace…
…A special badge on her lab coat turns a deep shade of red as wireless computer components in the door, the soap dispenser and near the bed immediately relay information…
…intrigued by news that emerged earlier this month from China, about a 17-year-old boy who had sold his kidney for $3,392 to buy a new iPad 2. From the BBC:…
…the French newspaper Le Monde — more than three years ago: Q: What about surprise controls? A: They are not surprises! They take place at the training or race locations:…
It takes fungi-sniffing dogs, back-room deals, and a guy named “The Kingpin” for the world’s most coveted morsel to end up on your plate. Zachary Crockett picks up the scent.
…the phone, he seemed quite genial. I asked how come he wouldn’t come down on the price, but he trusted me with the table before paying for it. He said:…
It takes fungi-sniffing dogs, back-room deals, and a guy named “The Kingpin” for the world’s most coveted morsel to end up on your plate. Zachary Crockett picks up the scent.
…benefits. … Products such as butter, oil, sausage, cheese and cream were subject to increases of as much as 9% immediately after the new tax was enacted. “What made consumers…
Bill Bennett and I have a fair amount in common. We’ve both written about crime (his “superpredator” theory gets a quick discussion in Freakonomics), we have both thought a lot…
What “Sleep No More” and the Stanford Prison Experiment tell us about who we really are.
