…alcohol. Instead, Philly’s diners are invited to Bring Your Own. While B.Y.O. is common elsewhere (such as in my native Australia), the unique thing about Philly is that unlicensed restaurants…
…chauffeuring my kids around with their friends and listening to what they say to each other, but it beats the heck out of “How was your day?” By the way,…
…dense urban markets precluded estimation of HOLC impacts. Finally, the beneficial impacts that we have estimated for the HOLC at best only limited the damage during the last great housing…
…the time was hailed as an environmental savior — the internal combustion automobile. Of course, those who celebrated did not fully realize that the miracle technology would bring troublesome consequences…
…scheduled takeoff slot because of the longer boarding time, thus increasing flight delays (unless turnaround times increase, which is also costly). Upon landing, in the rush to open the overhead…
…commute went from 1.3 in 1977, to 1.1 today. (Click here for more data.) And as gas prices have steadily risen, and the economy flat-lined, the demand has seemingly come…
…notes that the two goods are complementary over time — more of both consumed on some days than on others. But I bet that over a short interval, they are…
In a previous post, I asked why the writers of the TV show?House chose for last week’s episode (“A Pox on our House“) to have a sick family composed of…
…out like mercenaries of centuries past to protect ships against pirates. Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions, for example, charges $30,000 per boat for its piracy protection, according to NPR. Another piracy…
…It’s not exactly a view that makes the heart skip … Can you imagine what this downtown might look like without all those parking garages? Bring on the driverless car!…
Those low-priced staples on grocery-store shelves — where do they come from? Zachary Crockett finds out at a national convention for private-label manufacturers….
…tide, but I feel guilty about the whole thing. I suppose there’s nothing to be done; and the future will bring still more dominance of English, until it goes the…
…select the best messages to launch live in January.” We look forward to finding out what kind of incentives Stephanie finds effective – or if, perhaps, they somehow backfire. [%comments]…
There are 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. What are the costs — and benefits — of our modern-day Tower of Babel? (Part 3 of the “Earth 2.0” series.)…
