Operation InfeKtion
We reveal how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the...
Algorithms: Opinions Embedded in Math
We live in the age of the algorithm – mathematical models are sorting our job applications, curating our online worlds,...
Discussing “No Free Lunch” in Finance
Whenever a company offers something at no charge, that means the price is hidden and out of sight. Investors considering the plethora of...
The Monster at the Heart of the Milky Way
Fascinating: “The work goes a long way toward demonstrating what astronomers have long believed, but are still at pains to prove...
October’s Market Turbulence
Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Barry Ritholtz discusses the recent volatility with Bloomberg’s Vonnie Quinn and Guy Johnson on...
The Pension Gamble
“The Pension Gamble” goes inside the volatile fight over pensions that’s playing out in one state, and examines the broader...
iPod Was Music’s Best Device (Before Apple Ruined It)
When Apple introduced the iPod in 2001, they pioneered a new kind of physical listening experience and changed music forever. How...
Lessons Learned from Black Monday
Today is the anniversary of Black Monday — October 19, 1987, the one day, 22.6% crash of the markets. I am a huge fan of Tim...
Tesla’s Model 3: Look Inside
Bloomberg: “The manufacturing analysts who spent 6,600 hours inside a warehouse north of Detroit picking apart a Model 3 have good...