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99. How to Maximize Your Halloween Candy Haul Oct 31, 2012

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Is it as simple as going to the richest neighborhood you can find? Of course not ...

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98. We the Sheeple Oct 24, 2012

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Politicians tell voters exactly what they want to hear, even when it makes no sense. Which is pretty much all the time.

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97. Lying to Ourselves Oct 17, 2012

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We rely on polls and surveys to tell us how people will behave in the future. Too bad they're completely unreliable.

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96. The Cobra Effect Oct 10, 2012

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When you want to get rid of a nasty pest, one obvious solution comes to mind: just offer a cash reward. But be careful -- because nothing backfires quite like a bounty.

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95. Why America’s Economic Growth May Be (Shh!) Over Oct 03, 2012

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Sure, we love our computers and all the rest of our digital toys. But when it comes to real economic gains, can we ever match old-school innovations like the automobile and electricity?

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94. The Tale of the $15 Tomato Sep 23, 2012

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Trying to go rustic by baking, brewing, and knitting at home can be terribly inefficient. And that's a wonderful thing.

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93. Why Online Poker Should Be Legal Sep 19, 2012

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The data show that poker is indeed a game of skill, not chance, and a Federal judge agrees. So why are players still being treated like criminals?

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92. Fear Thy Nature Sep 12, 2012

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What "Sleep No More" and the Stanford Prison Experiment tell us about who we really are.

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91. Can Selling Beer Cut Down on Public Drunkenness? Sep 05, 2012

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Binge drinking is a big problem at college football games. Oliver Luck -- father of No. 1 NFL pick Andrew, and the athletic director at West Virginia University -- had an unusual idea to help solve it.

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90. How Deep Is the Shadow Economy? Aug 29, 2012

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What we know -- and don't know -- about the gazillions of dollars that never show up on anyone's books.

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