economics
To the moon? Five microeconomic lessons from Bitcoin
Bitcoin is often derided as volatile, but a new report suggests there is a method to the madness.
Want to live longer? You may need to move
Longevity gets a new motto: location, location, location.
Is Bitcoin really “economic freedom”?
Bitcoin's creator owns five percent of the entire Bitcoin supply, meaning that he has a larger percent of Bitcoin than the U.S. has of gold.
Meet the world’s first ‘digital species’ for conservation
The Seychelles magpie-robin is up for sale – yes, for sale – as a digital nature collectible.
To boost the economy, treat the cause of aging
By slowing down aging, we could reap trillions of dollars in economic benefits.
Study: In college, quarters are better than semesters
Most schools use a semester system, but a new study suggests that they should switch to quarters.
How much does it cost to start a business? There’s a world map for that
UAE is the world's most expensive country to start a business, but it's free in Rwanda.
Air pollution linked to violent crime in Chicago
As air pollution increases, so does violent crime.
These 1,000 hexagons show how global wealth is distributed
A cartogram makes it easy to compare regional and national GDPs at a glance.
No news is good news? Think again
Information economics suggests that "no news" means somebody is hiding something. But people are bad at noticing that.
Here are the top 10 jobs of the future
Say hello to your new colleague, the Workplace Environment Architect.
Studies likely to be wrong have 153 more citations
Science journals may be lowering their standards to publish studies with eye-grabbing — but probably incorrect — results.
Modern society is as unequal as 14th century Europe
As bad as this sounds, a new essay suggests that we live in a surprisingly egalitarian age.
How WallStreetBets “hype” spreads among investors like a virus
A new study explores how investors' behavior is affected by participating in online communities, like Reddit's WallStreetBets.
Study: You would spend 90 extra days in jail in a private prison
A new study suggests that private prisons hold prisoners for a longer period of time, wasting the cost savings that private prisons are supposed to provide over public ones.
Moral and economic lessons from Mario Kart
The design of a classic video game yields insights on how to address global poverty.
The cost of world peace? It’s much less than the price of war
The world's 10 most affected countries are spending up to 59% of their GDP on the effects of violence.
How Atlantic City inspired the Monopoly board
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
Why the capitalist market model destroys the safeguards of some professions
The neoliberal call for more 'choice', seems hard to resist.
Nearly 3,000 shipping containers have fallen into the ocean since November
What's to blame for the recent uptick in containership accidents?
Learn the fundamentals of financial accounting from an actual CPA
Understand everything that goes behind payroll, debits, credits, and more with this 25-hour course collection.
Growth is killing us: An interview with Jason Hickel
The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes "degrowth" in the face of recession.
Classical liberalism and three of its founders: explained
Most people seem to enjoy liberalism and its spin offs, but what is it exactly? Where did the idea come from?
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Interested in housing and real estate? Get started for only $30
This real estate training covers property management, construction cost estimation, social housing, and much more.
Virus made inequality much worse across the world, says report
Inequality in wealth, gender, and race grew to unprecedented levels across the world, according to OxFam report.
5 big predictions for 2021
A deeper appreciation for science and less unnecessary spending could be in our future.
Why East Germany is a map zombie
Three decades after the demise of the GDR, its familiar contours keep coming back from the dead.
This is how we can design a more sustainable digital economy
The biggest risk comes from doing nothing at all.
The neoliberal era is ending. What comes next?
The next era in American history can look entirely different. It's up to us to choose.
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