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January 31, 2019
Super Bowl absenteeism
January 31, 2019
What Super Bowl Ads Really Tell Us

For a smile, some economic history, and a look at how companies make some money, Super Bowl ads say a lot in just thirty seconds.

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January 30, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese manufacturing
January 30, 2019
The Tiny Screw That Made a Big Difference

Unable to mass produce a tiny screw, Apple's Mac Pro plant in Austin, Texas demonstrated the problem with U.S.manufacturing.

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January 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the sports bra
January 29, 2019
Why the Sports Bra Is so Much More Than an Undergarment

Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.

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January 28, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and automation and future of work
January 28, 2019
Where Will Automation Change Our Lives?

Whether looking at a self-driving car or your airline ticketing app, you can see how automation has begun to shift job activities.

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January 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and e-commerce subscriptions
January 27, 2019
Why Songs Are Shorter

As music industry technology has shifted to streaming, so too have the incentives that are multiplying shorter song tracks.

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January 26, 2019
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January 26, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From More Crickets to Less Water

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January 25, 2019
Friday's e-links
January 25, 2019
January 2019 Friday’s e-links: From Slowbalization to the Psychology of Food and Libraries

Friday's e-links: Today we share an episode of the Trade Talks podcast that talks about the slowdown in globalization through three lenses.

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January 25, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and electricity consumption
January 25, 2019
More Mind Boggling Facts About Where Our Energy Comes From

In one handy graphic from the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, you can see U.S. energy consumption and production for our homes, businesses, and vehicles.

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January 24, 2019
Weekly economic news roundup and working mothers
January 24, 2019
The Impact That Working Mothers Have on their Adult Daughters and Sons

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