America’s Seventies Show—the Sequel

Seat the rich! World Cup ticket inflation reflects widening gap between haves and have-nots

The wild swings of dynamic pricing, ongoing accusations of FIFA corruption and questions of host-nation probity have created a huge backlash.

Appolonia: the story of an African kingdom that resisted the Atlantic slave trade

Why did Appolonia trade so few enslaved people? Short answer: unique economy and sacred beliefs.

Biological Evolution and Information Acquisition

A few weeks ago we looked at a simulation of technological evolution by economist Brian Arthur, in which he was able to start with simple building blocks (such as a NAND gate) and evolve surprisingly complex circuits (such as a 12-way AND gate or a 4-bit adder) by randomly combining increasingly useful existing components.

What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.

The War Against Imagination

The SAIC cracks down on a professor’s thought experiment and the Obama Presidential Center embodies a nostalgic idea of public life.

No, We’re Not Reliving the 1930s

History shows us that there’s reason for hope.