The Strange Economics of Water, and Why It Shouldn’t Be Free: A Guest Post
Water is a topic that’s come up repeatedly on this blog. We’ve written about attempts to do away with bottled water; why it’s a bad idea to ban bottled water; whether festivals should hand out free water; and the need for safe supplies of water around the world. Read More »
The Math of Pringles
P&G recently sold Pringles for $1.5 billion to Diamond Foods. But do you know why the chip is so easy to eat? University of Chicago mathematics professor Benson Farb explains why the Pringle is a relativistic chip. Read More »
New Freakonomics Podcast: Does College Still Matter? And Other FREAK-y Questions Answered
Our latest podcast is another attempt (here’s the first) to answer some of the questions you’ve asked us on the blog. Read More »
A Drug Dealer on Economists’ Theories About Drug Dealing
What do actual drug dealers think about economists’ research on drug dealers? NPR’s Planet Money asks the question of drug dealer Freeway Rick Ross, and gets some illuminating answers. Read More »
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. If you haven’t seen it yet, the movie features Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, and was made by a dream team of documentary directors. Paste Magazine named it one of the 