Feb 14 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine’s Day By Paul Solman Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. The book that made him famous is called "Predictably Irrational," but we think of Dan as… Continue reading
Feb 14 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a roundup of Grammy winners. Continue reading
Feb 14 President Unveils Budget Plan, China Ranks as World’s 2nd Largest Economy President Obama will officially release a budget blueprint aimed at reducing the deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next decade. The proposal is meant to counterbalance the cuts proposed by Republican leaders in Congress. The plan would cut federal… Continue reading
Feb 11 Introducing How-To Economics: Living in a Material World By Paul Solman Today, we inaugurate a new feature here on Making Sen$e: How-to Economics: Living in a Material World. And to explain the good works we're up to, I talked to Duke's Dan Ariely, who'll be one of our prime… Continue reading
Feb 11 Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 2 of 2 By Tom LeGro We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world. Continue reading
Feb 11 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, L.A.'s Watts Towers get $500,000 towards restoration efforts. Continue reading
Feb 10 Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 1 of 2 By Tom LeGro We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world. Continue reading
Feb 10 Census Data Start to Show Katrina’s Long-Term Impact on New Orleans New Orleans as seen From space on Jan. 26; Creative Commons photo courtesy NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Long before last year's Census, it was clear that New Orleans was a changed city. A drive past the vacant… Continue reading
Feb 10 Making Sen$e: ‘Degrowth’?! By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Paul Solman: The last post began to answer Jane Maier's epic email by… Continue reading