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 11, 2019
Comparing 2005 to 2017, we would see a spread in the geography of creative talent that could stimulate growth in stagnant U.S. regions.
July 10, 2019
The estimated impact of a federal minimum wage increase to $10, $12, or $15 will create a range of tradeoffs between jobs and earnings.
July 9, 2019
Ideal for considering Medicare For All, this Medicare update conveys six facts about Medicare enrollment, Medicare geography, and Medicare popularity.
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 2, 2019
While healthcare price transparency sounds like a logical way to constrain soaring healthcare costs, the results were not quite what we expected.
July 1, 2019
When the police use their chalk lines on tires as the basis for parking tickets, they could be violating the U.S. Constitution.
June 30, 2019
When Kalamazoo, Michigan made college more accessible to high school graduates through a free tuition program, they were surprised by some of the results.
June 28, 2019
When we compare pizza competition on an island to everywhere else, we wind up with some of what we expect but not entirely.
June 27, 2019
Looking at honor systems in stores and for lost wallets, we can see how people respond and where to find the most honesty.