Economics The Netherlands is shutting down prisons. It doesn’t have enough criminals, and prisons aren’t effective at rehabilitation February 7, 2017
Economics Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers with robots. Production rises by 250%, defects drop by 80% February 3, 2017
Animals Dominant wasps hand out breaks when workers are scarce, become horrible bosses when they’re plentiful January 24, 2017 - Updated on January 25, 2017
Economics The world’s richest 8 people have more wealth than the world’s poorest 3,500,000,000 January 17, 2017
Economics Citizens are happier in countries where the government intervenes more frequently in the economy August 9, 2016
Economics 7,100 cities from 119 countries sign world’s largest alliance to curb climate change June 24, 2016
Economics The richest families in 15th century Florence are still the richest families in Florence June 3, 2016
Economics The science of why you should buy experiences, not things March 4, 2016 - Updated on March 6, 2016
Economics Modern slavery widespread among Southeast Asia migrant domestic workers, report finds March 2, 2016
Economics People spend more on climate adaptability to protect capital, not lives March 2, 2016 - Updated on March 15, 2016
Applied Chemistry An incursion in the colorful world of fluorescent proteins February 8, 2016 - Updated on April 30, 2023
Economics The world’s richest 62 people are as wealthy as half of the planet, report finds January 21, 2016
Economics Mexico’s soda tax is working, sales drop by 14% January 7, 2016 - Updated on January 8, 2016
Economics How many slaves work for you? Find out in this online test December 2, 2015 - Updated on April 30, 2023
