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What Skiing Did to the Alps

The Independent featured a series of before-and-after photos from photographer Lois Hechenblaikner’s book Off Piste: An Alpine Story that show “how skiing changed the Alps” during the last few decades. Read More »



Freakonomics Quiz: Doonesbury Logic

Here a pretty simple puzzler. Find a mistake in Alex’s logic? Read More »



Let the Farmers' Market Debate Continue

Most of us must admit that in many cases we really haven’t a clue if the local farmers we support run sustainable systems. Read More »



Captain Steve Answers More of Your Airline Questions

For a few months now, we’ve been soliciting reader questions for Captain Steve, a pilot with a major U.S. airline. You can find his first few batches of answers here, and he’s back now with another round. You can leave new questions for him in the comments section below. Read More »