Economics
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The costs of college textbooks are incredibly high and growing quickly. We analyzed which major's textbooks are most expensive.
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For 30 years, Michael Christiansen and his team of 'clown doctors' have inspired terminally-ill children around the world.
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Finally, statistical proof that bosses write the darndest emails.
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Ever wonder what it would cost to build something like Airbnb, but for ferrets? Or Uber, but for burritos?
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At the peak of the U.S. alpaca frenzy, top breeding alpacas would sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. While adorable, for many Americans these critters were a seriously bad investment.
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Holy crap, living in San Francisco is pretty darn expensive.
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Californians use less energy than those in the rest of the country. Some have attributed this difference to energy efficiency policies. Researchers are now challenging this assumption and wondering if efficiency programs really work at all.
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In 2009, the Seasteading Institute threw a floating festival they compared to a mini Burning Man. They hoped participants would get so excited about it, they would start to solve the hard technical obstacles to living on water.
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In the history of atomic warfare, one man is often overlooked.
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Priceonomics is hiring another writer to join our blog. Join us!
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Using data to explore which cities are most dedicated to NPR, country and other radio formats.
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A better GPA might be the silver lining of having fewer friends of the opposite sex.
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Relative to other cultures, Americans care more about feeling good, while Chinese people tend to embrace balance.
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Audible car alarms are not only incredibly annoying, but almost entirely useless: they do not reduce crime or deter thieves, and they produce an overall net negative impact on society. So why do they still exist?
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The data science tools created by Hadley Wickham have been downloaded millions of times and changed data visualization.
