The Right Price for Parking
The City of Austin sells valet parking companies the right to use a parking space for $250 per year. Is that the right price? I doubt it. Read More »
The Element of Surprise in Middle-School Football
No, this trick won’t work in the NFL, but Driscoll Middle School in Corpus Christi, Tex., pulled it off brilliantly. Read More »
Follow the Gary Becker Decision Tree
One of my favorite images from the new Illustrated SuperFreakonomics (beautifully designed by No. 17) is a decision tree showing how Gary Becker, a young man who was better at handball than math, nevertheless chose math and became the Nobel-winning economist whose research made possible books like ours. Read More »
The Mystery of the Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon filled up in just eight hours — that’s 65 times faster than last year. Self-fulfilling prophecy or athletes outrunning the qualifying times? Read More »
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