Understanding Tipping in the US

I came across this article about how people are getting frustrated with tipping as they feel like they…

Local currency debt was supposed to be the solution for Developing Countries.

A condensed and simplified summary of: How a Plan to End Poor Countries’ Debt Crises Created a New One

Summary: The Sea Monster Sized Ship Disrupting Biden’s Wind Energy Dreams

The Global Struggle with Interest Rates

The world was once enjoying a decade-long spree of ultra-low interest rates. Now, we have…

Summary: What’s the Point of I.Q. Testing?

Today’s summary features a podcast from Freakonomics Radio’s No Stupid Questions series.

The IQ test was introduced by psychologist Alfred Binet for the French Ministry of Education to identify schoolkids that needed extra help…

Summary: FDA Approves World’s First Crispr Gene-Editing Drug for Sickle-Cell Disease

This summary assumes knowledge of CRISPR technology.

A new treatment called Casgevy, developed by Vertex Pharmeceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, was cleared on…

Summary: Credit Agricole to Stop Financing New Fossil Fuel Extraction Projects