…stunned. So was Bapu Jena. He talks with them and a physician this week about the “Friday Effect,” a common problem with big repercussions for the safety of the medications….
…together a book of essays written by teen girls. What will make this one special, elevate it from any teen genre-type collection, is that I’m absolutely committed to their words,…
Insurance forms that make no sense. Subscriptions that can’t be cancelled. A never-ending blizzard of automated notifications. Where does all this sludge come from — and how much is it…
…have fairly rapidly found evidence of intruders who have had access into the network for some time, completely undetected by the victim organization. Extrapolating from that to the majority of…
…it should be encouraged for exactly the same reasons that pollution should be discouraged. Q: Do you work especially hard to come up with counterintuitive examples so that people will…
…and German professional leagues, as well as the 2010 Major League Soccer season and the 2010 World Cup. He concluded that if their team is behind, managers should make the…
…claims made in his letter, but I see no reason why he would make them up: ——– Subject: Child Safety Seats FYI, My first professional job as a statistician was…
A reader named Desmond Lawrence writes from London with further commentary on our “How Much Does Your Name Matter” podcast — specifically, about Harvard computer scientist Latanya Sweeney‘s research which…
…career from behind the line. Unfortunately, he has hit something of a drought when it comes to 3-point shooting as a pro: he is for 2 in his 11-year professional…
Does anyone ever win the giant teddy bear? Zachary Crockett steps right up….
…paired with corruption scores from Transparency International, Bruner notes in his blog post: Fisman and Miguel set out to use the parking data to understand the impact of social norms…
…the city’s professional sports teams and major cultural institutions combined.” I have to admit, when I first read that number, I couldn’t believe it. More library visitors than all those…
…week. Davenport said the idea, due to start next year, could lead to tactical play. “There’s [the potential for] a lot of fixing if your friend needs you to win…
…phone-betting hubs, says McClelland, because phone betting presents better economics: Since [phone hubs] don’t have to maintain a grandstand or feed horses, they can kick money back to their customers….
Professional golfer Tripp Isenhour is learning this subtle distinction the hard way….
Standing in line represents a particularly sloppy — and frustrating — way for supply and demand to meet. Why haven’t we found a better way to get what we want?…
Photo: Kenneth Lu The globalization of the economics profession is remarkable. I was chatting with a new Ph.D. from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. He did his undergraduate work…
…don’t the computer companies compete on boot-speed? Q: Considering the carelessness with which the government (state and federal) and commercial enterprises treat our confidential information, is it essentially a waste…
When researchers analyzed which day of the week most F.D.A. drug-safety alerts are released — and what it means for public health — they were stunned. So, what can we…
I’m currently in Sweden, spending a couple of weeks at Stockholm University’s Institute for International Economic Studies. It is really a remarkable place. “The Institute” was founded under the directorship…
…a professional and a mom, with customer service interactions. She never berates, never loses her cool, and in this case she explicitly said she wasn’t asking for anything, no refund…
…a donor. The common thread was that learning “happens.” Instead, Michael decided to spend a year with me understanding poverty in urban America — I’m not sure that’s a much…
Every language has its taboo words (which many people use all the time). But the list of forbidden words is always changing — and those changes tell us some surprising…
…were blasted from a local parking lot that was typically overrun with loitering teens.” We blogged about this a while back; for the most part, the Manilow Method worked. [%comments]…
…this proposal.) Generally, the league should worry that inter-city competition would favor the larger cities where a superstar can be adulated by more fans. (This is a literal example of…
We’re not sure what that creature cavorting on the sidelines is — but it doesn’t come cheap. Zachary Crockett gets the ballpark figures on everyone’s favorite ballpark figures….
…I pride myself on providing prompt, professional service. But I’ve always wondered how much the quality of service impacts the tip. Despite the notion that the tip reflects the quality…
…sentiment is as strong as ever. There is a vicious cycle at play. When famous people complain about the price of fame, non-famous people complain about famous people’s complaints. Shouldn’t…
…who was known by his nickname, Tizza. A hard-charging sort, he played competitive rugby for 19 years, including 235 games for Manly Rugby Union, an Australian professional team near Sydney….
…to a phenomenon he calls “FOMO” (Fear of Missing Out): “Especially [in] New York, you have friends and you’re hanging out and it’s like, ‘Did you see that new exhibit…
