Bad Ideas4/20/20Apr 202Bad Ideas4/20/20Bad IdeasWill Brands Reinvent Money, or Are Digital Dollars a Bust?Janet Burns18Many forms of so-called digital money aren’t actually so new or innovative—nor actual ‘money,’ in most cases—and…
Jan 7 202011/7/20It's Time to Stop Using Police DogsJanet Burns141One overcast day in February 2016, a massive police motorcade coursed through Pittsburgh. Hundreds of officers…
Aug 14 201978/14/19How the Invention of Spreadsheet Software Unleashed Wall Street on the WorldJanet Burns87In 2010, a pair of researchers published a controversial economics paper. It was cited by UK politicians to justify…
Firsts1/4/19Jan 4 20194Firsts1/4/19FirstsAnimal Teeth, Wood, and Porcelain: How the First Dentures Were MadeJanet Burns6The human body is resilient, but not every part is replaceable internally. As a result, people are always on the…
Death10/27/18Oct 27 20185Death10/27/18DeathThe Psychology of Faking Your Own DeathJanet Burns22Why would anyone fake their own death? Some seek a departure from royalty, a career as a pirate, or a quiet life…
Design8/16/18Aug 16 20188Design8/16/18DesignNext-Gen Baggies Are Transforming Legal WeedJanet Burns194After a recent trip to her local dispensary, my mom recalled how, when she was young, black-market cannabis was…