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2 days ago · So, back in the 1930s — and this comes from David Skinner, who’s editor of the National Endowment for the Humanities magazine called, appropriately, Humanities. But he wrote about how starting in the 1930s, “cool” started appearing in American English as this casual expression that mostly meant “intensely good.”.
- Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic? - Freakonomics
In 2023, 81,000 people in the U.S. died from an opioid...
- Can $55 Billion End the Opioid Epidemic? - Freakonomics
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4 days ago · Cheating is a primordial economic act: getting more for less. p. 25, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics. The authors admit there is not a coherent theme of the book. One chapter is about crime rate and abortion, the next is how sumo and school teachers both cheat, the following one jumps to how the drug business resembles the ...
5 days ago · Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engin…
4 days ago · Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Thanks to legal settlements with drug makers and distributors, states have plenty of money to boost prevention and treatment. Will it work? (Part two of a two-part series.) SOURCES:Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanf...
3 days ago · Here are 5 compelling books that delve into economics, historical events, and their lasting impact: 1. Freakonomics (Revised Edition) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: This witty and thought-provoking book explores how seemingly unrelated factors can influence economic behavior.
