Weekly News Roundup Sunday 04.16.17 The impact of a potato chip shortage… Monday 04.17.17 Where robots are in our lives… Tuesday 04.18.17 Little known tax facts… Wednesday 04.19.17 Why we give a bigger taxi tip… Thursday 04.20.17 What socks say about…
Where Smokers Smuggle Cigarettes
New York City just proposed another hike in the price of cigarettes. Instead of the $10.50 minimum, a pack might soon cost no less than $13.00. Historically high, NYC’s cigarette tax should remain the most potent in the country. Yes? Perhaps.…
What a Sock Can Teach Us
Manufacturing Socks in a Regional Cluster Helps Firms to Optimize Production
Our Taxi Tips
For every cab ride, NYC records the place, time, fare (and the tip if a credit card is used). Using the taxi database, Gawker was able to figure out Kourtney Kardashian’s and Judd Apatow’s tips because of time stamped photos that included a taxi medallion number. We…
What We Don’t Know About Taxes
Asked about tax policy, most of us know little about who pays the most, how rates have changed, and which tax legislation was the best.
The Robots Are Coming (With Your Pizza)
Transforming our pizza delivery, our factories, our warehouses and our cars, the many sides of robotics make it our newest frenemy.
Japan’s Potato Chip Crunch
Creating a run on potato chips, Japan’s potato crisis is a classic supply and demand story that starts in the field and ends in the store.
Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Overbooking Seats to Underusing Cash
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 04.09.17 How a healthcare rank depends on debatable numbers… Monday 04.10.17 The jobs men resist… Tuesday 04.11.17 When airline overbooking works… Wednesday 04.12.17 Why we’re still not cash-free… Thursday 04.13.17 Deciding who owns a meteorite… Friday 04.14.17…
Mind Boggling Facts About U.S. Energy Use
From where we get it, to where its goes, and how much we waste, these charts illustrate all you could ever want to know about the basics of U.S. energy use.
The Jobs That Unemployed Men Don’t Want
We have far fewer secretaries and many less manufacturing jobs. But the secretaries are not in the headlines. Why? Male- and Female-Dominated Jobs In areas like manufacturing, there are many male-dominated jobs. Those male dominated jobs though tend to be…
