Archives for

The euro-area hasn’t quite caught up to the U.S. Read More »

Bruce Schneier advises Apple on its recent security breach. Read More »

Rising costs of education slow some students down. Read More »

Practice makes genius? Read More »

Sleep No More: Theater as Social Experiment?
Have any of you seen Sleep No More? And if so, did your experience as an audience member make you think (as it did me) of... Read More
The Unintended Consequences of a Twitter Contest
The other day, we woke up to realize that we were about hit our 400,000th follower on Twitter. So we put out the following... Read More
Question of the Day: What Does a Roommate’s Bad Habit Say About the Economics of Jealousy?
I have long been interested in the effects -- psychological, economic, and otherwise -- of jealousy (and, relatedly, disgust... Read More
Of Booze and Bags
The Austin City Council is about to outlaw the paper and plastic bags you get at the grocery store. Retailers don’t like... Read More
The Hidden Side of the Super Bowl: A New Marketplace Podcast
Our latest Freakonomics Radio on Marketplace podcast covers the upcoming Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New... Read More

Keep up with the latest Freakonomics news and chatter at Big Buzz. And here's more:

Freakonomics: The Movie is now on Showtime! It is also available on DVD and Blu-ray. You can also watch it on iTunes or Netflix.
Freakonomics tops Forbes' list of books that rock the "New Author Platform".
Daily Beast Q&A with Dubner & Levitt on SuperFreakonomics paperback edition.
NY Mag on Levitt’s new mind-for-hire gig.
Econ profs rank Levitt as their fourth favorite economist under age 60.
TIME has named the Freakonomics blog one of "The 25 Best Financial Blogs."
Freakonomics Radio has hit the air! Find out when our second season of five hour-long specials will air on your local public radio station. You can download/subscribe at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or grab our widget.