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March 24, 2026
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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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March 20, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and sulfur squeeze microchip
March 20, 2026
Why We Should Worry About a Sulfur Squeeze

Creating a big impact from a little known commodity, the Iran War is creating a sulfur squeeze that will have a massive ripple.

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March 16, 2026
urea production
March 16, 2026
Why the Urea to Corn Ratio Matters to Each of Us

The unintended consequences of the Iran War become obvious when we look at urea production and American farmers.

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March 15, 2026
Oscar betting markets
March 15, 2026
What Oscar Winner Wagers Predict

Wondering if the wisdom of crowds will be accurate, we can ask if Kalshi Oscars betting markets predicted who will win this evening.

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March 9, 2026
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March 9, 2026
Cannabis and Cookies

After the girl scouts in a New Jersey town started selling cookies outside a cannabis dispensary, the unexpected happened.

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March 3, 2026
Weekly Rounduptariff impact
March 3, 2026
How to Sell a Tariff Refund

There is a way businesses that prefer not to wait for tariff refunds can get a "check" long before government sends the money.

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March 2, 2026
Taylor Swift and traffic fatalities
March 2, 2026
How Taylor Swift Can Cause Distracted Driving

Discovering another cause of distracted driving, Harvard Medical School researchers looked at Taylor Swift and Drake.

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February 22, 2026
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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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February 19, 2026
Popcorn history
February 19, 2026
Why We Buy Pricey Movie Theater Popcorn

Although movie theater popcorn is insanely expensive, for a slew of reasons, we happily munch on huge tubs during each visit.

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February 8, 2026
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February 8, 2026
Why Silver Medal Winners Are Sad

During the 2026 Winter Olympics, we should look for silver medal sadness and bronze joy as medal winners have different counterfactuals.

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February 1, 2026
China's GDP
February 1, 2026
Where to Find a Directive GDP

Knowing that China's GDP statistical approach is different from the U.S. can let us compare the two more realistically.

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January 30, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and German potato glut
January 30, 2026
Why Berlin Had Piles of Potatoes

Instead of enjoying a bountiful crop with record sales, European farmers are facing a slew of potato glut problems.

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