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The Excel mistake heard round the world
Kai Ryssdal Apr 17, 2013
The flurry of budget deficit reduction talks we've heard in the past three years was based on faulty research--an Excel spreadsheet mistake.
American Airlines grounded; economists make Excel mistake
Kai Ryssdal Apr 16, 2013
A computer glitch and an Excel mistake each made today's news.
Have a very Homo Economicus Christmas
Stephen Dubner Dec 12, 2012
What economists like to give (and get) as Christmas gifts. Spoiler alert: economists don’t think like the rest of us.
Free-conomics: Economists go pro bono
Stephen Dubner Nov 28, 2012
Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But one British outfit is giving away its services.
Survey: Economists happy with Fed action
Julia Coronado Sep 24, 2012
The main economic data we've got this morning is actually about economists.
People staring at computers, person maybe getting arrested
John Moe Jul 11, 2011
New York artist Kyle McDonald had this art project going where he installed software on computers in an Apple store that took photos of people...
Google begins to absorb other products into Google+
John Moe Jul 6, 2011
So this is kind of interesting. Google has, for a long time, had all these non-search products kicking around and enjoying varying levels of...
Huffington Post blogger files suit for $105 million
John Moe Apr 13, 2011
Blogger Jonathan Tasini is going after both Huffington Post and its new parent company Aol and seeking class action status. After the sale of...
The Atlantic survived by trying to destroy itself
John Moe Dec 13, 2010
Really interesting read in the New York Times about how The Atlantic managed to reinvent itself and turn a profit of 1.8 million dollars, the first...
Microsoft drops Live Spaces, radically alters culture
John Moe Sep 28, 2010
The headline story is that MSFT discontinued its blogging platform Live Spaces. And really, that's no big deal. Started as a competitor to Blogger...
