Daron Acemoglu, the economist who says technological innovation does not equal prosperity

American researcher dismantles clichés. He argues that capitalism is based on the mistaken idea that human beings need to consume, when what they really need is to participate ... Read More

Environmental Science News

May 3, 2024 — New research suggests that countries' current plans to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will not be enough to comply with the 1.5 C warming limit set out under the Paris .. Read More

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The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant’s search engine ... Read More

Frisch Medal for BC economist

Felter Family Associate Professor of Economics Theodore Papageorgiou has been awarded the Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society—regarded as one of the premier prizes in economics scholarship—for a ... Read More

Why Is Economics Called the “Dismal Science”?

Economics professor and wearer of many hats. Why is economics called “the dismal science”? Is it because it’s no fun? Is it because economists make depressing predictions? Is it because ... Read More

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Feb. 1, 2023 — People who share a political ideology have more similar 'neural fingerprints' of political words and process new information in similar ways, ... U.S. Political Partisanship ... Read More

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May 2 (UPI) -- SpaceX successfully launched the Maxar 1 mission carrying two next-gen WorldView Legion satellites Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. April 29 (UPI) -- Dozens ... Read More

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Every weekday, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, selects a set of significant and interesting science-related news articles from the mainstream media so you can stay on top of some of the ... Read More

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The past 10 years have seen a series of "warm blobs" in the northeast Pacific Ocean. These marine heat waves do widespread damage to ecosystems and marine life in the area, but the mechanisms by ... Read More