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November 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
November 18, 2019
When Marijuana Causes a Car Crash

With recreational marijuana causing more car crashes, the police need a device that is comparable to the alcohol breathalyzer.

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November 8, 2019
Eliud Kipchoge
November 8, 2019
How U.S. Labor Productivity Relates to Nike’s Vaporflys

Whether looking at the marathon runners that wear Nike's Vaporfly sneakers or U.S. labor productivity, we can see the importance of capital innovation.

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October 30, 2019
small inventions
October 30, 2019
The Inventions That Mattered Most

Through a new look at invention history, we can identify the waves of innovation and see which ones were most influential.

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September 26, 2019
de minimis exemption
September 26, 2019
Throwback Thursday: When We Got Amazon Prime

#TBT: Looking back to the creation of Amazon Prime, we see we've come a long way from what we used to expect when we ordered online.

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August 9, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing a movie
August 9, 2019
When Netflix Became the Designated Survivor

Continuing today, the Netflix effect began in 1997 when it began the creative destruction that eliminated some companies and produced others.

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July 30, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and watching TV
July 30, 2019
How To Make Kids Smarter

Fifty years ago, when Sesame Street was a new educational idea, it proved that watching TV could make our kids smarter academically and emotionally.

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July 21, 2019
Weekly Economic Roundup and Apollo 11 videotapes
July 21, 2019
Astronomically Different Prices for an Apollo 11 Videotape

Sold twice at auctions, the two prices of the Apollo 11 videotapes were astronomically different because of changes in demand and supply.

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July 19, 2019
Weekjly Economic News Roundup and lighting history
July 19, 2019
Will We Get a Space Force or a Space Corps?

In addition to disagreeing about the name of a new U.S. Space Force, lawmakers have a long list of military, bureaucratic, and fiscal decisions.

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July 17, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and zero waste design
July 17, 2019
Why We Want Sneakers Made From Coffee

Whether it relates to coffee grounds or new clothing patterns, zero waste design can optimize economic efficiency in surprising ways.

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July 8, 2019
AV ethical dilemmas
July 8, 2019
When Cars Have To Decide Whether to Kill Grandma

Like people, autonomous vehicles will have moral dilemmas that require ethical decision-making but it could be tough deciding what is ethical.

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June 23, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and McDonald's drive-thru
June 23, 2019
How To Get Speedier Fast Food

Hoping to increase its drive-thru speed, McDonald's has begun to use voice recognition technology to compete against other fast food chains.

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June 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Comparing LEGO prices
June 18, 2019
How Legos Discovered It’s Not Easy to be Green

If we want our Legos to match, attach, and detach, we might have to wait awhile for them to develop the appropriate bio-based plastic.

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