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December 7, 2021
economici news roundup and popular emojis
December 7, 2021
The Message From The Most (and Least) Likable Emojis

Looking at this year's most popular emojis like Tears of Joy, we can see that small images can become big messages.

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November 21, 2021
Constitution auction
November 21, 2021
When a Cryptocurrency Almost Bought the Constitution

At Sotheby's Constitution auction, a billionaire from the traditional investing world competed with cryptocurrency newcomer ConstitutionDAO

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October 28, 2021
best postal service
October 28, 2021
The Message That a Mail Truck Delivers

Looking at the mail truck (and wagon and train), we see a metaphor for the system's innovative history and its current problems.

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October 22, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recorded music formats vinyl
October 22, 2021
Some New Spin For Vinyl Records

Rather than new technology, the recent surge in the popularity of vinyl records represents a return to the past.

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October 10, 2021
small inventions
October 10, 2021
Six Ways to Look at Innovation

Identifying global innovation leaders, we can look at 132 economies, at income groups, at regions, and even creative destruction.

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August 11, 2021
Argentina's cryptocurrency preference
August 11, 2021
Why You Might Not Use Bitcoin at AMC

Spending bitcoin for your AMC movie theater ticket and a bucket of popcorn will be possible this year...but will you want to?

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August 9, 2021
high-speed rail transit
August 9, 2021
A Lesson for Rail Transit From the Eastern Shuttle

Far behind other countries, high-speed rail transit in the U.S. just needs to copy what the Eastern Shuttle long ago did for air travel.

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June 18, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
June 18, 2021
From Grocery Carts to Robot Armies

Looking at grocery store history, we can identify two huge innovations and ask if robot pickers are a third milestone.

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May 24, 2021
losing leap seconds
May 24, 2021
When a Tap Told the Time

Undergoing structural change, the 19th century British economy had the problem of factory workers that could not afford alarm clocks.

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May 16, 2021
Post-it Note
May 16, 2021
An Innovation That Stuck

Accidentally inventing the Post-it Note, two scientists and one large corporation demonstrated where an innovation can take us.

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May 7, 2021
hydration
May 7, 2021
Why Hydration Was Invented

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March 22, 2021
overfishing
March 22, 2021
How a Contest Can Encourage Ingenuity

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