Let the Market Do the Zoning

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.

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.

Rochester Already Has the Pieces to Solve Its Housing Crisis

Real progress starts with empowering local residents to build.

Should European housing politics be Americanized? - Works in Progress Magazine

Europe's housing shortages are even worse than America's. So why does nobody there talk about zoning?

The high cost of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD: Unequal mental-health access and the care economy

Mental health disorders such as ADHD are among the top five causes of disability in Canada, yet spending on mental-health care is often viewed as an economic drain.

Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar