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From the Freakonomics Radio Network, this isThe Economics of Everyday Things. I’m Zachary Crockett. Today:used hotel soaps. You may not think twice about those little bars they leave out for you on the sink, but a lot of thought went into putting them there. ...
be a weak spot on the broader economic scheme, but it’s not likely to be enough to cause the Federal Reserve to not look at all these other factors. So I think that the odds of decline in May have lessened, and that’s a change from last week based on the strength of this data...
Transcript HUNT ALLCOTT (TEASER):So you can only measure the effects of payday loans on certain outcomes that you can measure in the data that you have. And so we can measure impacts on bankruptcy and overdraft ’cause you can...
I was just amused with two projects by Shaun Usher: to “gather and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos” in his blog Letters of Note, and to present interesting letterheads in his Letterheady blog. In the former one can see images and the transcript of a sca...
This paper aims to clarify the role of culture as a public good that serves to preserve mental health. It tests the evolutionary hypothesis that cultural c
I figure not everyone is going to click the link, so here’s a rough transcript: “That’s exactly the mindset that is destroying the economic future of so many young people… A lot of the gap persists and keeps growing because no one is trying to close the gap. See people think that...
This may not be a word-for-word transcript. Sarah: You know they don’t tell you, “Don’t lay on the bed.” You’re supposed to lay on the bed. Narrator: If you’ve ever visited an IKEA, you’ve li…
People I (Mostly) Admireis part of the Freakonomics Radio Network, which also includesFreakonomics Radio,No Stupid Questions, andThe Economics of Everyday Things.All our shows are produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio. This episode was produced by Julie Kanfer with help from Lyric Bowditch, and...
FTAV caught up with him to learn more about the technical and physical systems that the likes of Citadel Securities and Jump Trading have used to transform financial markets. The transcript below has been edited for brevity and clarity.