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- Freakonomics: Read this if you believe in Peak Oil http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/read-this-if-you-believe-in-peak-oil/ 7 comments
- The Bottom Line on Top-Speed Trains http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/the-bottom-line-on-top-speed-trains/ 12 comments
- Freakonomics: Q&A With the Author of $20 Per Gallon http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/it-wont-be-so-bad-a-qa-with-the-author-of-20-per-gallon/ 13 comments
- Newest Freakonomics Podcast is on Labor Negotiations. Check it out. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/freakonomics-radio-billionaires-vs-millionaires-five-things-you-dont-know-about-the-nfl-labor-standoff/ 3 comments nfl
- Now that's how you present statistics http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/visualizing-mortality-history/ 338 comments science
- San Francisco Passes a Happy-Meal Ban http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/san-francisco-passes-a-happy-meal-ban/ 15 comments worldnews
- Do We Need a 37-Cent Coin? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/do-we-need-a-37-cent-coin/ 169 comments math
- Cars that drive themselves are coming, probably within most of our lifetimes and possibly sooner than you might think http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/street-smarts/ 37 comments technology
- What’s Behind the Honeybee Decline? Perhaps Not What You’ve Heard http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/whats-behind-the-honeybee-decline-perhaps-not-what-youve-heard/ 3 comments reddit.com
- "We Pretend We Are Christians" http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/we-pretend-we-are-christians/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+freakonomicsblog+%28freakonomics+blog%29 7 comments reddit.com
- Why Do Beautiful Women Sometimes Marry Unattractive Men? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/08/02/why-do-beautiful-women-sometimes-marry-unattractive-men/ 6 comments reddit.com
- Israel is a nation of start-ups, especially high-tech ones. This Freakonomics blog posting provides interesting insight into "why?". http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/how-did-israel-become-start-up-nation/#more-22451 82 comments technology
- California Raw Almonds: Packed in Vietnam, Exported to Canada. 22,000 Miles from the tree to your hand. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/freak-shots-far-flung-nuts/ 6 comments reddit.com
- Does your local Chinese restaurant have a secret menu? - Freakonomics http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/where-the-real-chinese-food-is-hidden/ 10 comments reddit.com
- Bicycle Inflation in Paradise – why are used bikes so expensive in Portland? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/bicycle-inflation-in-paradise/#more-16649 33 comments bicycling
- SuperFreakonomics announced http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/here-is-what-superfreakonomics-will-look-like/ 8 comments science
- One of the reasons why people may have lost faith in freedom is that leaders used limited-government rhetoric while expanding the size and scope of government. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/ron-paul-answers-your-questions-part-one/ 5 comments reddit.com
- What's the difference between a pigeon and a Wall Street banker? The pigeon can still make a deposit on a Porsche. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/wall-street-jokes-please/ 16 comments business
- Will Legalizing Marijuana Fix the Economy? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/on-the-legalization-or-not-of-marijuana/ 3 comments politics
- A 5-pound note is worth $9; a 5-euro note is worth $7; a 1,000-yen note is worth $9. At the same time, no rich country has a coin as worthless as the U.S. penny. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/pennies-enough-already/ 5 comments business
- Great data visualization of Obama and McCain tax plans http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/competing-tax-plans-two-perspectives/ 4 comments politics
- Freakonomics coauthor/blogger attempted to correct The Economist, how they responded was fantastic http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/pasties-pasties-everywhere/ 247 comments reddit.com
- 12 West Point cadets answer the question "What is war?" Their answers range from thoughtful to downright psycho http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/war-is/ 2 comments politics
- Human Organs for Sale, Legally, in Which Country? You guessed it... http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/human-organs-for-sale-legally-in-which-country/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Man and his daughter do a 9 month longitudinal study of TV weather prediction -- finds they are not much better than chance http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/how-valid-are-tv-weather-forecasts/?rss=true 96 comments science
- 1) Rich people are happier than poor people; 2) Rich countries are happier than poor countries; 3) As countries get richer, they tend to get happier. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-economics-of-happiness-part-1-reassessing-the-easterlin-paradox/ 6 comments reddit.com
- The U.S.S.R. still exists! At least according to American Airlines... http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/back-in-the-ussr/ 2 comments reddit.com
- "I have been researching prostitution markets since the mid 1990’s" http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/how-glam-is-the-high-end-ask-a-sex-worker/ 5 comments business
- A Call Girl's View of the Spitzer Affair http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/a-call-girls-view-of-the-spitzer-affair/ 5 comments reddit.com
- Contest: A Six-Word Motto for the U.S.? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/contest-a-six-word-motto-for-the-us/?hp 42 comments reddit.com
- Contest: Write a six word motto for the US http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/contest-a-six-word-motto-for-the-us/ 58 comments reddit.com
- Why Dont Sports Teams Use Randomization? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/why-dont-sports-teams-use-randomization-a-guest-post/ 13 comments reddit.com
- Bruce Schneier Responds to Reader Questions on the Freakonomics Blog http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/bruce-schneier-blazes-through-your-questions/ 2 comments reddit.com
- Did Banning Lead in Gasoline and Paint Lower Crime? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/did-banning-lead-lower-crime/ 7 comments science
- Why Are Women More Likely to Be Obese Than Men? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/why-are-women-more-likely-to-be-obese-than-men/#more-2019 9 comments reddit.com
- The key, they’ve found, is this: be well-educated and successful yourself, and your children are more likely to follow suit. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/can-religion-offset-the-effects-of-child-poverty/? 6 comments science
- What Will U.S. Air Travel Look Like in Ten Years? A Freakonomics Quorum http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/what-will-us-air-travel-look-like-in-ten-years-a-freakonomics-quorum/ 6 comments reddit.com
- Will Bicycling to Work Get You Killed? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/will-bicycling-to-work-get-you-killed/ 11 comments reddit.com
- The Absolute Poker Cheating Scandal Blown Wide Open http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/the-absolute-poker-cheating-scandal-blown-wide-open/ 6 comments reddit.com
- What’s the Most Important Psychological Experiment That’s Never Been Done? http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/whats-the-most-important-psychological-experiment-thats-never-been-done/ 3 comments reddit.com