August 22, 2017
The results of the bet between biologist Paul Ehrlich and economist Julian Simon showed how the power of the market affects commodity prices.
August 17, 2017
#TBT Throwback Thursday: Looking back at the original McDonald's french fries that were made with beef tallow, we could say that the taste was worth the fat.
August 16, 2017
Whereas the Model T brought us suburbia, highways and McDonald's, the spillover from self-driving cars will also transform our lives at home and at work.
August 10, 2017
With a soaring proportion of households becoming cellphone-only users, on this #TBT we can look back at the disappearing landline.
August 9, 2017
Our lighting history shows how artificial illumination used to be too costly to use and now is so cheap that we ignore it.
August 3, 2017
On this #TBT, we can look back at the golden age of productivity growth to see when and how our standard of living improved.
July 30, 2017
When the development of cellophane let us have self-service shopping for meat and produce, it started a retailing revolution.
July 20, 2017
July 18, 2017
The story of Yoplait's unsuccessful battle against a Greek Yogurt invasion is really about a war that old food brands are fighting.
July 14, 2017
Rippling far beyond furniture assembly, the IKEA Effect can determine how we value what we construct and cook at home, and design at work.
June 30, 2017
Tracing the history of the app economy from the surprising first million dollar app to today, we would see how similar it is to a simple pencil.
June 18, 2017
Starting with Whole Foods, today's Amazon economics lesson will include topics that range from Amazon's acquisitions and innovations to their IPO.