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August 9, 2020
Covid-19 pool test
August 9, 2020
The Covid-19 Test That Does More With Less

Because of productivity gains from Covid-19 pool testing, the Michigan State University's 67,000 students can return to school more safely.

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August 7, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and apple's finances
August 7, 2020
How to Slice An Apple (Share of Stock)

Beginning with revenue from the "computers" that two partners named Steve built in a garage, Apple's finance depended on the potential of the corporation.

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April 19, 2020
one-size-fits-all piano
April 19, 2020
Why One-Size-Fits-All Never Does

Whether it's a piano, voice recognition, or office temperature, when designers say one-size-fits-all, they are not quite right.

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January 26, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and common charger
January 26, 2020
How Chargers and Railroad Tracks are Similar

If the European Union mandates common charger standardization, consumers might applaud but Apple says there is a hidden downside.

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November 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and online grocery shopping
November 19, 2019
Why Online Grocery Shopping Is Good for Us

Comparing in-store and online grocery shopping, we see that what we experience in the supermarket and what we order from home is changing.

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November 7, 2019
spicy food trend
November 7, 2019
The Problem With Picking Peppers

New Mexico has a problem with picking green chile peppers because of fewer agricultural workers and some difficulties with mechanization.

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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 11, 2019
U.S. migration
July 11, 2019
How the Location of Creative Talent is Changing

Comparing 2005 to 2017, we would see a spread in the geography of creative talent that could stimulate growth in stagnant U.S. regions.

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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 17, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and accurate statistics
June 17, 2019
What a Tax, a Ship, and a Road Can Tell You

Somewhat invisible, time determines whether central bankers and legislators have the accurate statistics that they need for economic policy.

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June 16, 2019
congestion pricing
June 16, 2019
Why Mapping Apps Create the Prisoner’s Dilemma

The success of a decision to use Waze, Google Maps, and other mapping apps to avoid traffic can depend on outsmarting the prisoner's dilemma.

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