Economics
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Where American couples met by the numbers - from working in the same office to joining the same quest in World of Warcraft.
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A major advancement in game theory sheds light on the tension between evolution, cooperation, and altruism.
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Running a hole in the wall restaurant is about as similar to running a large one as Henry Ford’s model T factory is to a shop building cars or motorcycles by hand.
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Elite schools' rhetoric is outpacing reality.
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Breaking down the data on who dates online - and how things turn out.
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Everyone loves an underdog, but war favors the strong. Even when it comes to the battle for public opinion.
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Breaking down your cable bill - the great enabler of Americans' 5 hour a day television habit.
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The institutions capable of furnishing the largest incomes constitute a small world where growing up as the son or daughter of a politics or business magnate proves extremely valuable.
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Making a pilot for a new TV show can cost over $125,000 a minute. Netflix just paid $100 million for a new show, sight unseen. Why is finding the next hit show so darn expensive?
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If you look closely, you can see Americans start giving up on productivity and relapsing to games and entertainment apps around 3pm.
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America’s .0001% is becoming more meritocratic - to an extent.
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Five articles to enjoy over the weekend, collected just for you.
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What made diamonds a prerequisite to marriage - successful marketing or women losing the ability to sue runaway fiances? Either way, diamonds are still bullshit.
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To support its research, academia has created a flood of PhDs who fare poorly in the job market.
