Economics
-
"I Am Rich," an iPhone app that did absolutely nothing and cost $999.99, was the ultimate Veblen good in IOS form — and it pushed the boundaries of Apple's content guidelines.
-
High-speed police pursuits kill an average of more than 300 people every year in the United States — a third of whom are innocent bystanders. Is it time for a change?
-
-
In 1943, at the onset of America's involvement in World War II, two NFL teams — the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers — merged together due to player shortages. The result, "The Steagles," was one of the strangest teams in sports history.
-
Examining the most common, distinctive, and meaty ingredients across world cuisines.
-
World-wide, 967 businesses founded prior to the year 1700 are still in operation today. Astonishingly, more than half of them are in Japan. Why?
-
How do songwriters make money? The independent folk scene is pretty different from the pop machine, but the mechanisms are the same.
-
An analysis of the beers available at drinking establishments across the United States.
-
Is the best way to curb crime a widespread program in cognitive behavioral therapy?
-
College students beware: your choice of major may have romantic consequences.
-
Everyone needs to advertise. Even God, apparently.
-
When a country's financial sector gets too big, it drags down productivity. This is probably because it's draining all the smart, educated people from other industries.
-
When all of the world is not streaming Taylor Swift songs, Americans and listeners outside of the US exhibit differing tastes.
-
Though local and federal data show that anti-gay hate crimes are on the decline, the scope and nature of these crimes is much graver than a cursory glance suggests.
-
A syndicated newspaper cartoon strip for 30 years, "Bizarro" has managed to stay afloat in a new era of Internet content. Its creator, Dan Piraro, knows a thing or two about resiliency.
