Number of words: 168 If economics were literature, the story of what happened to inflation would be a gripping whodunit. Did inflation perish of natural causes—a weak economy, for instance? Was it killed by central banks, with high interest rates the murder weapon? Or is it not dead at all but just lurking, soon to … Read more
Number of words: 2.175 Boeing faced an unthinkable defection in the spring of 2011. American Airlines, an exclusive Boeing customer for more than a decade, was ready to place an order for hundreds of new, fuel-efficient jets from the world’s other major aircraft manufacturer, Airbus. The chief executive of American called Boeing’s leader, W. James … Read more
Number of words: 507 Choosing a high-calorie indulgent dessert may lead you to pick up healthier main and side dishes, according to a study. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, placed either a healthy or less healthy dessert (fresh fruit vs lemon cheesecake) at the beginning or end of a university cafeteria … Read more
Number of words: 463 Killer Snails makes educational games designed to spark interest in science among K-12 students. The startup was founded in 2015 by Mandë Holford, Jessica Ochoa Hendrix, and Lindsay Portnoy, who among them have decades of scientific research and teaching experience. From the outset, the partners knew the “play-break-fix” model would be … Read more
Number of words: 115 On one of my research outings, I went shopping at Star market in Boston. At the checkout, I stood in line behind an overweight, early-thirties father and his chubby 2 years old son. The man spent $200 on a head of iceberg lettuce and three plums. I’m exaggerating. He only spent … Read more
Number of words: 126 When the US Surgeon General finally got around to acknowledging that cigarette smoking is bad for our health, cigarette advertising was banned from TV and cigarette smoking advertising directed toward children was ultimately banned, including, for example, the Camel cigarette cartoon character whose image was designed to target children. But today … Read more
Number of words: 90 While primitive human spent many hours every day chewing raw meat, nuts, seeds, and roots, consuming 300 to 400 calories per hour, modern Americans bite, chew, chew, swallow, and glug entire meals in mere minutes. According to Deniel E. Lieberman, professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University, “the size of our … Read more
Number of words: 489 Prior to 1900, vegetable oil was processed out of its natural state (such as corn oil from corn) by small, slow, cold- temperature batch presses. But in the 1920s, industrialists realized that human-dependent small, batch cold-pressing was too slow and not profitable enough, so they switched to automated heat and chemical … Read more
Number of words: 450 Then in 1829, came the railroad, a product truly without precedent, and it and it forever change economy, society and politics. In retrospect it is difficult to imagine why the invention of the railroad took so long. Rails to move carts had been around in coal mines for a very long … Read more
Number of words: 322 So far we have discussed humanism as if it were a single coherent world view. In fact, humanism shared the fate of every successful religion, such as Christianity and Buddhism. As it spread and evolved, it fragmented into several conflicting sects. All humanist sects believe that human experience is the supreme … Read more
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