Economics
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The 19th century's "freakshow" performers tell a fascinating economic story, but also a morality tale.
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What do you get when you mix overfishing and foodie culture? An exercise in rebranding.
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Using chainsaws, 300-pound ice blocks, and engineering skills, a handful of people make a living as "ice artists."
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Before pink mustaches became synonymous with Lyft, the "carstache" began with one entrepreneur who thought the front of cars look a lot like faces.
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The tale of a salesman who built a shoe-shaped house and gave it to the community.
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The story behind the trashy "recommended content" you see advertised on every news and entertainment website.
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Castigated by school districts and denigrated in the media, dodgeball is the diabolical bastard of recreational sports.
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Stanford researchers say that attractive people are more likely to endorse hierarchies -- and believe that they belong at the top of them.
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American science is moving from always be researching to always be closing.
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An inside look at the incredibly strange and varied music of science fiction fans.
