It Won't Be So Bad: A Q&A With the Author of $20 Per Gallon
…where you live. For people who live in walkable communities, life at $8-per-gallon gas will be far easier. Their kids will just hoof it. What most kids won’t be doing,…
The consequences of our low marriage rate — and if the old model is less attractive, how about a new one?
…where you live. For people who live in walkable communities, life at $8-per-gallon gas will be far easier. Their kids will just hoof it. What most kids won’t be doing,…
After eight years and more than 300 episodes, it was time to either 1) quit, or 2) make the show bigger and better. We voted for number 2. Here’s a…
Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with cancer at 22. She made her illness the subject of a New York Times column and a memoir, Between Two Kingdoms. She and Steve talk…
Do humans need touch to survive? Do any of us get enough touch throughout our lives? And why doesn’t Angela want to hug anyone for eight seconds?…
If you think talent and hard work give top athletes all the leverage to succeed, think again. As employees in the Sports-Industrial Complex, they’ve got a tight earnings window, a…
…out to determine. He’s collecting data to measure the utility curves of kids from 7-18 years old, in order to draw some conclusions about children’s attitudes toward risk, time and…
…a birthday party for one of my kids. My wife hired a small entrepreneur who runs an outfit called Simply Sports. He organizes summer sports camps, after-school programs, etc. In…
Dubner and Levitt talk about fixing the post office, putting cameras in the classroom, and wearing hats.
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…
Do you think public bathrooms are too small, smartphones are too big, and public transit just wasn’t made for you? Then you’re probably a woman. In her book Invisible Women:…
I am scheduled to appear on Good Morning America tomorrow (Wed., Oct. 3), at about 8:30 a.m. E.D.T., to talk about my new kids’ book, The Boy With Two Belly…
Also: would you take a confirmation-bias vaccine?…
Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on Fail Better, a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success…
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…
Adam Smith famously argued that specialization is the key to prosperity. In the N.F.L., the long snapper is proof of that argument. Just in time for the Super Bowl, here’s…
The online universe doesn’t have nearly as many rules, or rulemakers, as the real world. Discuss.
…4. The Best Thesaurus Is a Human Thesaurus: How to Read to Your Kids 5. Practicing the Delicate Arts of Extortion and Bribery (How Else Are American Children Supposed to…
He’s the C.E.O. of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which, under his charge, exposed the most celebrated American cyclist as a cheater. And Steve’s been studying cheaters for the…
Most of us are are afraid to ask sensitive questions about money, sex, politics, etc. New research shows this fear is largely unfounded. Time for some interesting conversations!…
He has been a lawyer, an instructor at the F.B.I. Academy, the owner of a frozen-yogurt chain, and a winner of the TV show Survivor. Today, Kwon works at Google,…
…autism, and this leads them to seek out a diagnosis of autism for their kids. They have the same kids, it is just that TV makes them believe that their…
He’s been an Arctic scientist, a sports journalist, and is now a best-selling author of science books. His latest, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, makes the argument…
A few weeks ago, I gave a bookstore reading for my new kids’ book, The Boy With Two Belly Buttons. I was sitting on the floor, reading to a bunch…
…women 25-40 within 10 miles of Portland, Oregon, United States Relationships: Never married Have kids: None Want kids: Someday Ethnicity: African American Body type: Athletic Height: 6′-0″ Religion: Spiritual not…
Also: should you feel guilty if you don’t read books?…
…kids are left unsupervised, and are more likely to commit crimes and have more unwanted kids, which continues this cycle. While I have not crunched the numbers to support this…
In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, not so much. And that’s not always a bad thing.
Victoria Groce is the best trivia contestant on earth. The winner of the 2024 World Quizzing Championship explains the structure of a good question, why she knits during competitions, and…
He’s a professor of computation and behavioral science at the University of Chicago, MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, and author. Steve and Sendhil laugh their way through a conversation about the…
