Putting a Crowd Count on History
A day after Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States in a historically…
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The Deal on the Floss
Tell him what he’ll gain from it, and Austin Powers might just listen to you when you tell…
Electric Cars: Great Promise, Potential Potholes
The promise of electric vehicles is enormous, but so are the challenges standing in the way of large-scale adaptation of this new technology.
Megaprojects Guru to Head New Oxford Center
Bent Flyvbjerg, subject of this September 2008 Miller-McCune cover story, has just been appointed chair of a new…
Raise Taxes, Lower Alcohol Consumption
Policymakers have experimented with of various ways of reducing excess alcohol consumption, but the most effective tool may be the simplest: Use targeted taxes to increase the price.
Stevie Wonder’s Camera Finally Arrives
Back when “Saturday Night Live” might have as many as two funny sketches in a single show (that…
Obesity Benefits the Oil Barons
Gas and grease are longtime guilty pleasures of Americans, but research now shows expanding waistlines are partly to blame for our rising bills at the gas pump.
Revenge Counterproductive, Sayeth the Scholars
Revenge may not be all that sweet after all. New research finds that, at least in some cases, punishing a person who has wronged us simply prolongs our pain.
Power Reduces Compassion
As the philosopher Mel Brooks once remarked, it’s good to be king. But does being king make you…
Ebola — Yes, Ebola — Found in Livestock
World health community invited to observe handling of outbreak of a dreaded disease. Scientific and health experts have…