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Food for GroomingAmong these monkeys, grooming is a hot commodity and is viewed by scientists as a form of "payment" for services. ... |
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Answer to the SuperFreakonomics Quiz: Name This University of Chicago AlumThere were many good guesses (Ashcroft, Bork, Corzine, etc.). There were also some really awful guesses, like my colleagues Robert Lucas and Gary Becker, who fit many of the criteria, but obviously I was not meeting for the first time last week. ... |
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If All Men Got YoungerI watched the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night. It got me wondering what would happen to various economic outcomes if, like Brad Pitt's character, henceforth half of all men, but no women, were born and lived their lives backward from old age to infancy. ... |
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Introducing the SuperFreakonomics Virtual Book Club: Meet Emily OsterWelcome to the first installment of the SuperFreakonomics Book Club. We know you're all busy, and scattered around the globe too. So it wouldn't be convenient for all of us to regularly gather in someone's living room and talk about the book while sharing bean dip. So let's harness this Internet ... |
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(Lots of) Cash for ClunkersEdmunds.com reports that its statistical analysis of the Cash for Clunkers program finds that the program generated only 125,000 extra new vehicle sales, meaning that the cost to the U.S. government was $24,000 for each of those new cars. ... |
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Not So Random After AllThe random coin toss must be one of society's most frequently used decision-making mechanisms. We use the coin toss to choose which movie to see, to determine team positions in major sporting events, to divvy up household chores. ... |
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