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June 14, 2026
World Cup referees
June 14, 2026
What We Need To Know About World Cup Referees

With the World Cup games having begun, most of us focus on the players but we should also know more about the referees.

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March 30, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recent college grads
March 30, 2026
Why the College Premium Is Debatable

Looking at wages, employment, and the roi, we can debate if there is a college premium that makes going to college worth it.

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March 24, 2026
grade inflatioin bubble
March 24, 2026
How Grade Inflation Can Harm a Student

Instead of looking at the spread of grade inflation, a new study focuses on whether students benefit from higher grades.

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February 22, 2026
sleep time
February 22, 2026
Do Companies Owe Their Employees More Sleep?

While elite Wall Street firms display little regard for employees' sleep time, research connects sleep to productivity.

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October 13, 2025
immigration impact
October 13, 2025
The Invisible Benefits of Immigration

Looking at the numbers, ranging from our unskilled labor force to skilled entrepreneurs, we can see immigration's impact on economic growth.

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September 18, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
September 18, 2025
How the Young and the Old Will Shift Our Populations

Trying to understand the world's demographic shifts, we can look at how fertility rates and aging populations are changing.

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September 11, 2025
sleep time
September 11, 2025
Where We Sleep the Most

Wondering how our sleep time affects us, we can compare when we go to bed and wake-up in different U.S. states.

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July 13, 2025
changing job markets and bank robbers
July 13, 2025
Where Have All of the Bank Robbers Gone?

Seeing that the number of bank robberies have plunged, we can say that it is another example of a changing job market in the U.S.

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June 6, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Cambridge
June 6, 2025
A College ROI

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June 5, 2025
economic news roundup and college graduation
June 5, 2025
Why Did Women Become More Educated?

With college graduation rates up, we can ask why women, more than men, have primarily been the beneficiaries.

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October 22, 2024
Coffee Shop Neurology
October 22, 2024
The Correlation Between Starbucks and Startups

The connection between Starbucks and startups displays how a coffee shop can be more than a place to buy a drink.

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October 13, 2024
automation
October 13, 2024
How a Tennis Player and a Longshoreman Are Similar

Seemingly very different, because tennis and port automation both involve people being replaced by machines, the tradeoffs are similar.

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