Features By Stephen Dubner
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Maximizing your Halloween candy haul
Freakonomics offers the hidden side to finding the best neighborhood near you to trick-or-treat.
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Leaving the country if your candidate loses? Sure you are
The complicated world of election polling.
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Can selling beer help college fans drink less?
A small group of popular college football teams are allowing beer sales inside their stadiums, saying the change acknowledges reality and may actually help them control problem drinking.
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Can working from home increase productivity?
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.
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Does hosting the Olympics ever pay off?
Olympic host cities get a huge windfall of tax revenues and tourist dollars, right? Freakonomics looks at the effect the games really have on a host city.
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How the U.S. can fix its political infighting
By taking a note from our neighbors in Great Britain. Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner explains why he thinks U.S. Congress should borrow the U.K. tradition of the Prime Minister's Question Time.
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Providing better customer service is good for business
Companies that offer higher wages for employees and more money for training turn out to be more profitable.
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Why more athletes are choosing to sport eyewear
It turns out NBA players like LeBron James don't actually need the eyeglasses to see.
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Why early retirement may not be good for your health
Freakonomics Radio explores the hidden side of early retirement.
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Don't buy your mom fresh flowers
As Mother's Day approaches, it's time to consider the hidden side of fresh flowers, and the carbon footprint they leave behind.
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