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A Day in the Life of Americans
A Day in the Life of Americans
I wanted to see how daily patterns emerge at the individual level and how a person’s entire day plays out. So I simulated 1,000 of them.
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A Day in the Life of Americans
DecisionMentor – Let us be your decision making compass.
DecisionMentor – Let us be your decision making compass.
DecisionMentor is a Multi-Criteria Decision Making application designed to simplify complex decisions for individuals with Public and Private Decisions
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DecisionMentor – Let us be your decision making compass.
Interactive: Unintended Consequences - Blog
Interactive: Unintended Consequences - Blog
According to science, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Is that also true in our economy? When policymakers and other leaders are faced with decisions, it's often easy to think something along the lines of "just do something!" But when policy is enacted to help achieve a certain outcome, it's possible that there might be unintended consequences. This interactive game from Marginal Revolution University will demonstrate to students when taking action to solve a problem, you also have to think about what ripple effect that action might have.
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Interactive: Unintended Consequences - Blog
What Is Scarcity, Really? - FEE
What Is Scarcity, Really? - FEE
The word “scarcity” is used to mean multiple things. Distinguishing these different uses can help us think more clearly about economic issues.
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What Is Scarcity, Really? - FEE
Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-da...
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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
Tree canopy among city’s top green goals
Tree canopy among city’s top green goals
STERLING HEIGHTS — During a Jan. 30 strategic planning session, Sterling Heights city officials were invited to “Think Sterling Green” in fresh new ways, including a plan to start reforesting the city’s tree canopy.
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Tree canopy among city’s top green goals
Compensating compassion - Works in Progress
Compensating compassion - Works in Progress
Too few people donate their organs, dead or alive. How can we make it easier to donate, but avoid the abuses that some fear from cash payments?
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Compensating compassion - Works in Progress
The Honest Broker | Ted Gioia | Substack
The Honest Broker | Ted Gioia | Substack
A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia. Click to read The Honest Broker, by Ted Gioia, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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The Honest Broker | Ted Gioia | Substack