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Ira Glass: “Why in the World Would You Want to Make a Podcast?”

A preview of the second episode of Freakonomics radio. Read More »



Is Home-Country Bias Inevitable for Figure-Skating Judges?

In response to allegations of vote-trading and home-country bias among figure-skating judges at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake, the International Skating Union changed judging procedures. But have those reforms been effective? Read More »



Technology and Tenure

Should publishing requirements for tenure go up for scholars in the humanities and social sciences? Read More »



Your Politics Are Written all Over Your Face

Psychologists have found that your face tells people a lot about your political leanings. Read More »