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Babe Ruth, a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, in 1918. That year, World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic slashed MLB game attendance by over half from what it was in the previous season.

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  • Economy

What 1919 Teaches Us About Pent-Up Demand

A hundred years ago, a world war and a pandemic wreaked havoc on baseball and other industries. But pent-up demand helped them come roaring back.

January 12, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Happy New Year!

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How To Make A New Year's Resolution

A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed.

December 29, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
The GOAT

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  • Sports

How To Be An Elite Athlete, According To The Data

A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.

December 22, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

The Backcountry Boom

In mountains across America, skiers and snowboarders are ditching ski lifts and heading into the backcountry. We talked with a pioneer of backcountry snowboarding about how we got here.

December 15, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

What Is Your Time Worth?

A new study did experiments on millions of Lyft riders to figure out how much they value time. Researchers found time is worth more money than previously thought.

December 08, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Then-Sen. Joe Biden, in August 2001, on his first trip to China as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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  • Politics

Biden Vs. Biden On China

In the early 2000s, Joe Biden helped bring China and America closer. Now, not so much.

November 24, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Politics

Are There Too Many Political Appointees?

There are so many appointees the government publishes a book to help keep track of them and that might not be enough.

November 17, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

The Unexpected Boom In Startups

Despite the pandemic — or maybe because of it — new businesses are starting at record rates.

November 10, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

The Dark Side Of The Recovery Revealed In Big Data

The way the government tracks recessions is largely the same as it was 70 years ago. A research group is working to change that and is revealing a lot about the lopsided recovery along the way.

October 27, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Mattress Mack and his World Series bet. (Background image from vecteezy.com)

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  • Business

Why A Man Dressed As A Mattress Needed To Win A $9 Million Sports Bet

A furniture salesman used a sports bet as insurance.

October 27, 2020
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  • Bronson Arcuri

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  • Economy

Amid Pandemic, Here's What Researchers Have Learned About The Economy

Since COVID-19 hit our shores, economists have been crunching data to see how it's affecting our economy.

October 20, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol last month during a hearing about the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's pandemic response.

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  • Economy

Trouble On Main Street

The Federal Reserve launched a massive program to lend to small and midsize businesses. It has hardly loaned out anything.

October 13, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

Where Kamala Harris Studied Economics

Kamala Harris has called her time at Howard University "one of the most important aspects of my life." Much of that time was spent studying economics.

October 06, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Law

Most People Can't Afford Legal Help. 1 Reformer Wants To Change That

Bar fight!

September 29, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Economy

Office Chair Makers Swivel To Home Market

Big furniture companies have relied on a century-old model for selling desks and chairs. It doesn't work in the age of the home office.

September 22, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
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