Observing the lockdowns’ economic impact, two University of Chicago economists compared consumer traffic in places that did and did not shelter in place.…
Throwback Thursday: When McDonald’s Went to Moscow (and Maybe Changed the World)
Contemplating the impact of the McDonald’s Moscow, journalist Thomas Friedman suggested that nations that hosted the hamburger chain won’t fight each other.…
The Newest NASA Challenge
By crowdsourcing innovation through a contest, NASA hopes to solve a poop problem with financial incentives that have dependably spurred invention.…
Weekly Roundup: From More Grit to Less Sugar
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 05.01.16 Why we need grit…more Monday 05.02.16 A better way to fight poachers…more Tuesday 05.03..16 The tax that Princeton might have to pay…more Wednesda…
When Grit Helps You Excel
Also called grit, the ability to adhere to many hours of solitary practice that targets an increasingly difficult sequence of skills levels helps us excel.…
Keeping Hamilton on the New 10 Dollar Bill
If Alexander Hamilton’s image remains on a new 10 dollar bill, then a woman’s image could replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.…
Three Graphs That Tell the Whole Oil Story
Following the law of supply, U.S. shale oil firms will lower output because OPEC is letting price plummet but airlines on demand side like lower prices.…
The Spillover from Refrigerators in China
The spread of refrigeration in China has positive and negative externalities that relate to household diets, greenhouse gases and transport and home waste.…
How is March Madness About Women?
Our Monday Gender Issue: “A woman’s place is on home, first, second, and third.” A League of Their Own, 1992 45 years ago, cheerleading and square dancing were the sports we associated wit…
The Benefits of "Pay-It-Forward"
Perhaps a pay-it-forward record, at a Connecticut Starbucks, more than 1,000 people each paid for the person behind them during December 2013. The store manager was on to something when he said, ̶…