Economics
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Gage Skidmore has photographed nearly every presidential candidate since 2008 — and by giving away all of his images for free, he has quickly become the Internet's most prominent political photographer.
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Computers certainly draw prettier voting district maps than people do. But if we actually used them, we might have even less fair elections.
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Over the past 50 years, psychologists’ answer to the question of whether you should bribe your children to eat vegetables has evolved from “Of course!” to “Probably not!” to “Maybe yes?”
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Cigarette smoking is increasingly a habit of low-income Americans. Continuing to raise taxes on them may be ineffective and unjust.
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As the adage goes, "pink is for girls, and blue is for boys." But in the world of bridesmaid dresses, this couldn't be further from the truth.
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Under civil forfeiture laws, police officers can take money from people with no proof of any wrongdoing, and without filing criminal charges. How does this work, and what happens to the money?
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Judge Judy preaches personal responsibility. But after she orders guilty defendants to pay for what they've done, the show's producers write a check to cover the damages.
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From tech, politics, to the paranormal, Meetup groups provide a unique glimpse into Americans’ passions. We analyzed Meetup participation data to learn about the unique interests of cities.
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In 1960, Connie Converse gave up music for good. In 1974, she disappeared and nobody ever heard from her again. And in 2009, her first album debuted.
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Credit cards were an amazing invention—in the 1950s. But today they are an outdated technology that cost us serious money.
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Every time Disney’s beloved mouse is about to enter the public domain, U.S. copyright law magically changes. Does he deserve special protection, or should he be relinquished to society?
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The research of William Cleveland gave data visualization its scientific foundation. Modern visualizers owe him a great debt.
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How SpaceX and other companies make it possible to send human remains into the cosmos.
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We explore the ways in which people in their twenties are using their time differently than a decade ago. The internet looms large.
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China's government is famous for organizing the kind of large-scale change that few governments could. Why can't they clear the air?
