Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to
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New York City’s mayor calls them “public enemy number one.” History books say they caused the Black
Licensing began with medicine and law; now it extends to 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, including
In 2023, the N.F.L. players’ union conducted a workplace survey that revealed clogged showers, rats
They used to be the N.F.L.’s biggest stars, with paychecks to match. Now their salaries are near the
When the computer scientist Ben Zhao learned that artists were having their work stolen by A.I. mode
Stephen Dubner, live on stage, mixes it up with outbound mayor London Breed, and asks economists whe
Their trade organization just lost a huge lawsuit. Their infamous commission model is under attack.
Like tens of millions of people, Stephen Dubner thought he had a penicillin allergy. Like the vast m
Incarcerated people grow crops, fight wildfires, and manufacture everything from prescription glasse
Probably not — the incentives are too strong. But a few reformers are trying. We check in on their p
Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an
David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscie
Adam Moss was the best magazine editor of his generation. When he retired, he took up painting. But
In a wide-ranging conversation with Ezekiel Emanuel, the policymaking physician and medical gadfly,
Last week, we heard a former U.S. ambassador describe Russia’s escalating conflict with the U.S. Tod
John J. Sullivan, a former State Department official and U.S. ambassador, says yes: “Our politicians
Macy’s wants to recapture its glorious past. The author of the Wimpy Kid books wants to rebuild his
The 166-year-old chain, which is fighting extinction, calls the parade its “gift to the nation.” Wit
