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August 5, 2021
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August 5, 2021
Where We Will Add Some Sanity to March Madness

Because a viral video circulated during this year's March Madness, NCAA women's basketball will be treated more equitably in the future.

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August 2, 2021
Olympic medal winners
August 2, 2021
How An Olympic Medal Can Make Someone Sad

Depending on whether they won gold, silver, or bronze, Olympic medal winners might not be as happy as we would expect.

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July 31, 2021
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July 31, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Wikipedia Women to Olympic Medals

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from supermarket shelves to soft infrastructure.

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July 29, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and hard and soft infrastructure
July 29, 2021
How to Look at Infrastructure

To see the need for hard and soft infrastructure, we can look back at the catastrophic Donner Party and ahead to contemporary legislation.

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July 28, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Wikipedia's gender bias
July 28, 2021
Why We Need More Wikipedia Women

Self-reinforcing, Wikipedia's gender bias is evident in the number of biographies that focus on notable females.

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July 27, 2021
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July 27, 2021
What We Can Learn From An Olympic Medal

Looking at the past, present, and future, we can see that Olympic medal counts relate to much more than athletic talent.

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July 24, 2021
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July 24, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Weather Worries to Pumpkin Spice Lattes

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the energy we consume to the debt ceiling.

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July 19, 2021
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July 19, 2021
Why Starbucks Is Like Fortnite

Whether looking a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks or a LeBron James skin from Fortnite, we would see the impact of limited editions.

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July 17, 2021
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July 17, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Space Flights to Food Prices

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from digital currencies to Subway sandwich names.

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July 16, 2021
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July 16, 2021
When is Tuna not Tuna, Bread not Bread, and a Footlong Not 12″?

For its chicken, tuna, bread, and footlong, Subway has been in court defending the sandwich names that some say are misleading.

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July 15, 2021
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July 15, 2021
Six Facts: The Impact of Rising World Food Prices

A closer look at rising world food prices can show us how much, where, why, and their impact on hunger in low income nations.

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July 10, 2021
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July 10, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Hot Dogs to Hamilton

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from paying taxes to eating hot dogs.

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