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Incentivizing cheating: Can we learn from Atlanta?
Apr 2, 2013
Key figures in the Atlanta school cheating scandal admit to the practice, but did we learn anything about incentives?
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New test in New York means new test prep
Oct 9, 2012
New York is revising the gifted and talented student test that pre-schoolers take. The new standardized test means sleepless nights for parents -- and a new demand for test prep.
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What if car makers released 'beta' versions?
Dec 5, 2011
Companies who produce technology, from Apple to Google to Marketplace, rely on the "beta" release to get new products to market before they're bug free. But are we too liberal with the term?
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How healthy and clean was seafood from the Gulf of Mexico before the oil spill?
Aug 3, 2010
According to a lot of people I've talked to for stories about the oil spill, demand for Gulf seafood is off. It seems like a lot of people are a...
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Marketplace Tech heads to SXSW
Here is my favorite keynote address from the festival last year - from a disgruntled media exec who really didn't want to be there:
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Who foots the bill for an Obamacare delay?
Let's not overlook all the subsidies. Who pays for them? Oh yeah, it's me, and my children, and grandchildren.
DR | Mar 7, 2014
Keeping the funeral business alive
Hi Kai, I'm a 4th generation funeral director from SE Massachusetts. We're pushing 60% cremation at times and I can confirm that the...
bthathaway | Mar 7, 2014
Thousand dollar house, million dollar view
Hello everyone! Professor Dumpster here. Yes, yes, we are aiming to have a composting toilet (that even makes energy) by the third phase. For more...
profdumpster | Mar 4, 2014