Having become public domain art because of their age, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Vetruvian Man” and Walt Disney’s first Mickey Mouse are similar.
How Sheep Help Solar Power
Looking closely at the sources of electricity production, we would see that solar power has some (sheepish) surprises.
When Climate Rights Became Human Rights
Because of a court decision for more than 2,000 female litigants over the age of 64, environmental rights became human rights in Switzerland.
March Madness College Applications Bump
Citing a correlation, researchers suggest that there is a March Madness applications bump at schools that fare well in the tournament.
A Surprising Rum Tax
When the U.S. Congress decided to give Puerto Rico some alcohol taxes from its rum exports, the results were unexpected.
How We Respond to Restaurant Psychology
More than we recognize, restaurant psychology creates incentives that determine our spending, our timing, and what we eat.
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Moon Time to Razor Theft
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week’s economic news roundup ranges from lunar time to Daniel Kahneman.
April 2024 Friday e-links: A Lepidopterist Detective
As our April e-links begin, I wanted to share some of my pleasure with discovering a detective series that has been around for awhile.
How Could an Economy Be Better When People Think It’s Worse?
By detailing our response to inflation, a new paper tells us why economic misinformation skews our opinion of the entire economy.
Why We Should Care About Lunar Time
Having standardized time on earth with Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), now we need the equivalent for lunar time.
