Wildfires, Cops, and Keggers (Ep. 47)
…on Marketplace podcast (you can download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen live via the media player above, or read the transcript), we examine the side effects that elections…
…on Marketplace podcast (you can download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen live via the media player above, or read the transcript), we examine the side effects that elections…
…iTunes, get the RSS feed, or read the transcript here. So, 100 percent of commercially raised turkeys in the U.S. (save for heritage turkeys) are born from artificial insemination. But…
…and famed-chef Alice Waters. The bill’s introduction came as the world population hit 7 billion, a milestone that provides a stark reminder of the challenge agriculture faces to feed a…
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…from the Apollo on the podcast (download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or read the transcript here) and check out the photos here. [slideshow] (All photos by Diana Huynh)…
…idea that man is irrational, but only seem comfortable with cultural explanations. Personally, I try to take both culture and biology into account, as well as recognize that both feed…
…give. (Download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen live via the media player above, or read the transcript.) In Australia, Dick Smith’s electronics empire has afforded him enough success…
…stop bank runs. And speculators betting on the collapse feed the fire. This already has set off a vicious cycle where bond rates rise and the carrying cost on an…
…The chicken business has always been a high-volume, low-margin industry. So a few years ago when costs started to rise, mostly due to competition for feed corn from the ethanol…
…get the RSS feed, or read the transcript here.) One big historical factor: Prohibition. Restaurants that relied on alcohol sales closed their doors, often replaced by diners, soda fountains, and…
…the RSS feed, listen live via the media player above, or read the transcript.) In his forthcoming book An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies, economist Tyler Cowen…
…Olav Mellingsater for CNN writes: A rainy summer reduced the quality of animal feed, decreasing milk production in Norway this year by 20 million liters (5.3 million gallons) compared with…
…(Download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen via the media player above, or read the transcript.) The risks of driving drunk are well-established; it’s an incredibly dangerous thing to…
…politics: money buys elections. But how true is that truism? That’s the question Kai Ryssdal and I tackle in our latest Marketplace podcast. (Download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed,…
…new Twitter feed on food, a must-follow; our related podcast is here. Is more stress good for cops’ decision-making? Is Vestas in trouble? The economics of Grant Achatz‘s restaurant Next….
…Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. (Download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen via the media player above, or read the transcript.) We figured that…
…So what happened? If you’re a Twitter pro, you’ve probably already figured it out. Our swag offer in fact created an incentive to unfollow and then refollow our feed. Appropriately…
…rate. Here are the top 10 tasks on HighScore House: Brush teeth (AM) Make bed Homework Bath time Laundry Clean your bedroom Help cook Wash the dishes Feed the dog…
(Photo: Alan Cleaver) Our latest podcast, “Save Me From Myself,” is about the use of commitment devices. (You can download/subscribe at iTunes or get the RSS feed.) A commitment device…
…contributors, and possible economic solutions, to the problem. (Download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen via the media player above, or read the transcript.) One suspected contributor to obesity,…
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Our latest podcast is called “How Biased Is Your Media?” (You can download/subscribe at iTunes or get the RSS feed.) It includes an interview with University of Chicago economist Matthew…
…the link between educational attainment and cotton exports in Uzbekistan — this is going to be a great blog to follow. They’ve already earned a spot in my RSS feed….
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…happy stomach. He had found on his earlier campaigns abroad that locals often refused to sell his army food, or that there was simply not enough to feed his troops…
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…That’s because, on a very fundamental level, we have pretty much everything we need. America is productive enough that it could probably shelter, feed, educate, and even provide health care…
…RSS feed, listen via the media player above, or read the transcript here.) The short answer: yes. That’s the finding of Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim from…
…“A Rose By Any Other Distance.” (You can download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, listen via the media player above, or read the transcript here.) With Mother’s Day coming…