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Freakonomics - Jan 5, 2009
Turkey fryers are fixtures at southern holiday parties. As I watched my friend's husband gleefully fry his turkey in a big vat of boiling oil this Christmas, I became a bit concerned for his and my safety … and rightly …
Also tagged: holidays, uncategorized
Freakonomics - Dec 18, 2008
At around 231 million percent, Zimbabwe's hyperinflation rate (which we've written about before) is currently the highest in the world. Blog reader Ben Saltsman sent us this photo of a restroom sign in South Africa …
Also tagged: money, uncategorized, currency, inflation
Freakonomics - Dec 12, 2008
Earlier this week, Nathan Myhrvold gave us his thoughts (and photos) from a visit to Shanghai. Here, as promised, is the second installment of his China trip, which takes him to Beijing. You will probably never look at …
Also tagged: architecture, food, china, uncategorized, guest posts, nathan myhrvold
Freakonomics - Nov 19, 2008
Blog reader Nick Turner sent along this photo of a Body Shop ad in San Francisco: Photo: Nick Turner He was surprised that the ad guarantees fair-labor conditions for workers in Italy: I thought fair-trade protections …
Also tagged: uncategorized, insults
Freakonomics - Nov 10, 2008
Doug Mills/The New York Times I was struck by the photo above, which accompanied a Times article about President-elect Obama's first news conference. Not only does it give us a good look at many of Obama's economic …
Also tagged: general, barack obama
Freakonomics - Nov 6, 2008
Blog reader Justin Smith sent this photo of a dry-cleaning shop in his Greensboro, N.C., neighborhood which apparently didn't account for inflation with its original name. (You can still see "$1 Cleaners" in the …
Also tagged: general, price theory
Freakonomics - Oct 17, 2008
Not surprisingly, coupons are making a comeback recently - and some shoppers claim they're cutting their grocery bills in half, reports National Public Radio. Photo: ninjapoodles But why had coupons been less popular …
Also tagged: general, finance, discounting
Freakonomics - Oct 6, 2008
My friend who reviews New York City cafes came across this at Bouchon Bakery in the Time Warner Center: Photo: Ana Dane According to Bouchon's website: "Some people wish for their pets to take as much pleasure in food …
Freakonomics - Sep 23, 2008
My brother Misha, 18, has just outfitted his computer with a water-cooling system, which consists of tubes with cold water running through them. Here's what it looked like before the installation: Here's what it looks …
Also tagged: technology, general
Freakonomics - Sep 8, 2008
In the months before the Olympics, the Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages program sent out sign police to catch and correct Chinese signs with incorrect English translations, reported Mei Fong of The Wall Street Journal …