The Computer as Oracle
When given strong data to work with, computers can do a good job of beating humans in predicting what the masses will embrace. BusinessWeek has an interesting recap of successful machine-made future-gazing. Read More »
More Chores Might Mean More Sex
A new study from sociologists Constance Gager and Scott Yabiku shows that household labor and sexual frequency are not inversely related — a welcome contradiction to the common “more work = less sex” equation. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, the authors show that certain types of couples have superior time-organization skills across all their major time commitments: the workplace, at home and in bed. Read More »
Debt as a Drug
Planet Money interviews Nassim Taleb for its Deep Read series. Taleb compares the developed world’s dependence on debt to drug addiction. Read More »
Can Skyscrapers Fight Pollution?
Two Hong Kong architects believe that as we pollute the air, our skyscrapers can help clean up the mess. Frederick Givens and Benny Chow’s “Indigo Tower” features a “nano-coating of titanium dioxide,” designed to neutralize pollution when it hits the building. Read More »
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