August 19, 2019
Looking at women in movies, we form behavioral expectations about gender roles that relate to leadership, to speech, and to age.
August 8, 2019
As movie star brands, the images conveyed by three of the stars from the Fast & Furious film franchise reflect their macho focus.
July 30, 2019
Fifty years ago, when Sesame Street was a new educational idea, it proved that watching TV could make our kids smarter academically and emotionally.
July 29, 2019
When economists focus on measuring happiness, they look at money and time and health and GDP for conclusions that might not be quantifiable.
July 28, 2019
While the average life in the United States has 42 million minutes, the cost of spending time can depend on our wealth, where we live, and our age.
July 26, 2019
Even influencing the kind of car we decide to buy, weather economics can have a surprising impact on the decisions we make as consumers.
July 18, 2019
Rather than identifying pockets of poverty, recent income mobility research suggests policy makers focus on opportunity areas.
July 14, 2019
Whereas we moved from many time zones to four during the 19th century, now, with globalization, we should switch to coordinated universal time for everyone.
July 12, 2019
The four colors of Shanghai's trash-sorting bins make the new system look deceptively simple for households and businesses.
July 8, 2019
Like people, autonomous vehicles will have moral dilemmas that require ethical decision-making but it could be tough deciding what is ethical.
July 7, 2019
Looking at manufacturing unemployment, we can ask if the Trade Adjustment Assistance program is one way to help workers adjust to a new economy.
July 3, 2019
Confirming that economics relates to almost everything, game theory can explain yesterday's women's World Cup semifinal penalty kick save by the U.S. team.