Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
Adults Economy
Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line.
How Much Money Could We Sell The Earth For?
Adults Economy
If aliens came to Earth and offered to buy it, how much should we sell it for?
How Airlines Price Flights
Adults Economy
Airline ticket pricing probably seems like a crapshoot. The numbers change seemingly arbitrarily every week, day, or hour, but there is some real science behind these prices.
Elon Musk's Basic Economics
Adults Economy
Imagine a $2,000 car... or a $100 laptop... or a $70 iPhone... or imagine any product, ten times cheaper than it was.
China's Geography Problem
Adults Economy
China is the country both blessed and coursed in geography.
Why Public Transportation Sucks in the US
Adults Economy
Access to transportation is the single most important factor in individual's ability to escape poverty.
World's 10 Most Prosperous Countries
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The top ten countries on the prosperity index, determined by rankings across nine key categories: Economic Quality, Natural Environment, Health, Social Capital, Personal Freedom, Safety and Security, Education, Governance, and Business Environment.
Why Trains are so Expensive
Adults Economy
Trains require a lot of people to operate.
Why Chinese Manufacturing Wins
Adults Economy
This video explains why Chinese manufacturing takes the first place worldwide.
The real reason streetcars are making a comeback
Adults Economy
It's mostly about economic development.
Why We Hate Cheap Things
Adults Economy
In assessing what material things are important and worth paying attention to, we're oddly prejudiced against cheapness - and frustratingly drawn to the expensive, for reasons that don't necessarily stand up to examination.
Why Japan has so many vending machines
Adults Economy
What vending machines can teach you about this country
How does money laundering work? - Delena D. Spann
Adults Economy
Money laundering is the term for any process that "cleans" illegally obtained funds of their "dirty" criminal origins, allowing them to be used within the legal economy. And the practice is about as old as money itself. But how does it actually work? Delena D. Spann describes the ins and outs of money laundering. Lesson by Delena D. Spann, animation by Juan M. Urbina.
POLITICAL THEORY - Karl Marx
Adults Economy
Karl Marx remains deeply important today not as the man who told us what to replace capitalism with, but as someone who brilliantly pointed out certain of its problems. The School of Life, a pro-Capitalist institution, takes a look.
The economics of beard popularity in the US
Adults Economy
We may have reached "peak beard."
Bill Gates: the robot that takes your job should pay taxes
Adults Economy
In an interview with Quartz editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney, Bill Gates explains why robots that take jobs away from people shouldn't get a free pass when it comes to income tax.
Why do airlines sell too many tickets?
Adults Economy
Have you ever sat in a doctor's office for hours, despite having an appointment?