Freakonomics
Freakonomics: Who chooses to serve in the American military?
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Stephen Dubner September 23, 2008, 09:50 PM
About two and a half million men and women serve in the U.S. military. These days, it's a job that almost certainly involves serving in a war zone, as American soldiers continue to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. So who chooses to serve in the volunteer military? In many cases, it's not people without other options.
[Editor's note (9/23/2008): The number of men and women serving in the military was corrected.]
What time is a good time to expose your children to ugly realities?
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Collin Campbell, Corey Takahashi, Stephen Dubner August 05, 2008, 03:29 PM
Takeaway contributor and "Freakonomics" author Stephen Dubner grapples with the balancing act of being a responsible parent and telling his children some cold, hard truths. Dubner wonders when is the right age — and what might be the wrong moment — for a dose of adult-strength reality.
Financial illiteracy in America and economic crises
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Stephen Dubner July 22, 2008, 06:27 AM
Is the United States a nation with a fundamental misunderstanding of debt, financing and budgeting? "Freakonomics" author Stephen Dubner and a number of economics say it is. Dubner looks at how an absence of financial education hurts us during times of economic instability.
Freakonomics: Climate change will hit third-world economies hardest
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji July 08, 2008, 07:08 AM
Guest: Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics author
GM rethinks the car business
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji July 08, 2008, 07:08 AM
Guest: Stephen Dubner, "Freakonomics" author
Why do people lie when it’s against their own self-interest?
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi June 24, 2008, 06:57 AM
"Freakonomics" author Stephen Dubner covers the dubious nature of self-reported data. Why do people lie and, moreover, why do people lie when it conflicts with their own self-interests? One reason, Dubner says, is out of a desire for social acceptance and the preservation of reputation.
The economics of DIY
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji June 10, 2008, 08:29 AM
Is it healthier to grow your own cherry tomatoes? Or more cost efficient to sew your own linen dress? "Freakonomics" author Stephen Dubner debunks a few myths and talks with John and Adaora about "locavores."
More with Stephen Dubner on the beauty premium
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Leo Duran May 27, 2008, 05:56 AM
Stephen Dubner on the beauty premium
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Kent DePinto May 27, 2008, 08:36 AM
Presidential Hot-or-Not: Would you pick these presidents over their vice presidents based on looks?
May 26, 2008, 12:06 PM
You'll see five pairs of portraits — one president and one vice president. Click on the one you think is the most attractive and we'll tell you if you picked the president. You do know your presidents, don't you?
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With regard to the link between a man's height and his earning capability, you have not mentioned the possibility that it is not so much a matter of causation as correlation. Perhaps boys who were better fed at an early age had a better education _and_ were able to grow taller?"by RichM, May 27, 06:40AM
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- Freakonomics: Climate change will hit third-world economies hardest
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