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CommentaryI’ve been a Fed watcher for 40 years and see 2 key political problems for central banks’ inflation fight in 2023
By Steve Schifferes and The ConversationJanuary 3, 2023
TechThe Charitable Corporation Scandal of 1732 was the FTX of its day. It shows why governments won’t ever really crack down on scams
By Amy Froide and The ConversationDecember 28, 2022
LifestyleAmericans will do just about anything to lower their tax bills but ancient Athenians actually bragged about how much they paid
By The Conversation and Thomas MartinDecember 22, 2022
LifestyleThe poem that invented the modern version of Santa Claus is actually the center of a major a literary mystery
By Melissa Chim and The ConversationDecember 22, 2022
PoliticsArgentina may have taken home the top prize at the World Cup, but these countries won the soft power game
By Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop and The ConversationDecember 19, 2022
By Liz Rosenberg and The ConversationDecember 19, 2022
Personal FinanceAmericans waste close to one-third of all food purchases—the equivalent of 1,250 calories a day. Here’s a breakdown of how bad it is
By Brian E. Roe and The ConversationDecember 12, 2022
FinanceThe Fed’s target for inflation is a made-up number that lacks any concrete evidence. That’s kind of the point
By Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury and The ConversationDecember 12, 2022
HealthSterilization is the top form of contraception for women. Here’s why some doctors won’t even talk about it with their patients
By Elizabeth Hintz and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
LifestyleThe world’s first computer programmer was the daughter of a romantic poet who took inspiration from embroidery to write the first algorithm
By Corinna Schlombs and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
EnvironmentCalifornia is trying to create the country’s first offshore wind farms—Here’s how that works, and what it will take to make it happen
By Matthew Lackner and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
By Scott Shackelford, Eytan Tepper and The ConversationDecember 9, 2022
HealthSomething happened to Ashkenazi Jews in medieval Europe to eliminate genetic diversity, study finds
By Shai Carmi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, David Reich, Harvard University and The ConversationDecember 1, 2022
RetailThe Virginia Walmart shooter is part of a spike in incidents at stores: Here’s what we know about retail mass shootings
By Jillian Peterson Hamline University and The ConversationNovember 23, 2022
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