The Absurdity of U.S. Air Travel: Baggage Fees
…society? Baggage charges are part of a larger change: Air travel, even economy class, was once a joy; now it’s an exercise in stoicism. Bring back the Civil Aeronautics Board!…
…society? Baggage charges are part of a larger change: Air travel, even economy class, was once a joy; now it’s an exercise in stoicism. Bring back the Civil Aeronautics Board!…
American high school students today take significantly fewer health risks than did their counterparts in the early 1990s, although they do slightly worse in terms of obesity, asthma, exercise, and…
…is that claim? This made the exercise incredibly difficult, as I have enough knowledge to give an extreme answer – true or false – but not enough to give a…
Organized labor hasn’t had this much public support in 50 years, and yet the percentage of Americans in a union is near a record low. A.F.L-C.I.O. president Liz Shuler tries…
…So I guess I’m not a good candidate for Thomas’s exercise. But maybe you are. So let’s hear your 10 favorite living scientists, as Thomas requested. Maybe we’ll get to…
Our co-host is comedian Christian Finnegan, and we learn: the difference between danger and fear; the role of clouds in climate change; and why (and when) politicians are bad at…
…in classifying activities: Was it work or was it leisure (exercise), to pick two of the major aggregates that I use in my research? Was it an investment of time…
…saving only ? of X. Maybe you don’t exercise or vote or go to church as often as you might tell a pollster that you do. Hey: I’m not here…
Also: how can we stop confusing correlation with causation?
Bapu tries to stump master clinician Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal with a medical mystery….
…minimum time commitment would be several hours in passing training exercises, grappling with forecasting problems, and updating your forecasting response to new evidence throughout the year). The primary motivation for…
The Associated Press wants prostitutes to stay away from its D.C. bureau. Are CEOs with military experience more honest? The relationship between reading and being skinny. Can exercise be bad…
In just a few weeks, the novel coronavirus has undone a century’s worth of our economic and social habits. What consequences will this have on our future — and is…
When are negative emotions enjoyable? Are we all a little masochistic? And do pigs like hot sauce?…
The simplicity of life back then is appealing today, as long as you don’t mind Church hegemony, the occasional plague, trial by gossip — and the lack of ibuprofen. (Part…
…button doesn’t mean that it is considerate for you to do so. (You also have a first amendment right to call me names, but that doesn’t make your exercise of…
South Africa has had, for the last dozen years, what may be the world’s most difficult driver’s license exam. It’s an exercise in extremely defensive driving. Test examiners take off…
…the condemnation resolution, the Division of Highways began clearing the property. The apparently sensible response to this arbitrary exercise of authority has been the rise of public power and participation,…
Human beings love to predict the future, but we’re quite terrible at it. So how about punishing all those bad predictions?
How can you summon courage when you’re terrified? Is hiking more dangerous than skiing? And what is the stupidest thing that Mike has ever done?…
How do you come back from being “canceled”? Are we more likely to forgive someone if they cry? And what makes a successful public apology?…
It began as a post-war dream for a more collaborative and egalitarian workplace. It has evolved into a nightmare of noise and discomfort. Can the open office be saved, or…
Suzanne O’Sullivan is a neurologist who sees many patients with psychosomatic disorders. Their symptoms may be psychological in origin, but their pain is real and physical — and the way…
…fats but also reduce exercise (as this study from the Journal of Political Economy suggests). Both substitutions make consumers worse off as they deviate from their preferred consumption bundle and…
Human beings love to predict the future, but we’re quite terrible at it. So how about punishing all those bad predictions?
…exercise here: taking a common noun that we use all the time and trying to come up with a better name from scratch. Think of it as a chance, however…
…all for different demographics groups during the 2000-2007 period and over the entirety of the 2000s. Using our estimates from this exercise, we calculate that roughly 40 percent of the…
Freakonomics asks a dozen smart people for their best ideas. Get ready for a fat tax, a sugar ban, and a calorie-chomping tapeworm.
One prescription drug is keeping some addicts from dying. So why isn’t it more widespread? A story of regulation, stigma, and the potentially fatal faith in abstinence. (Part two of…
John J. Sullivan, a former State Department official and U.S. ambassador, says yes: “Our politicians aren’t leading — Republicans or Democrats.” He gives a firsthand account of a fateful Biden-Putin…
