Oxen, the ‘robots of the late Neolithic’ jump-started economic inequality
The findings are still very relevant today.
Tag: inequality
The US wealth gap hasn’t been this big since the “Roaring ’20s”
The "Roaring 20s" ended with the Great Depression. How will this decade end?
U.S. News rankings driving economic inequality on campus
Top universities admit more 1% earners than the bottom 60% combined.
Money can’t buy happiness the saying goes; but it does buy a longer life, Harvard replies
The richest American men may live up to 15 years longer than the poorest ones, and the richest women 10 ...
Rich but not happier — why economic growth doesn’t always translate to happiness
It's easy to assume that with economic gain comes happiness -- we live in capitalism, after all. But science comes ...
How the rich stay rich: social status is more inheritable than height
UK researchers highlight once more a depressing topic: income inequality and lack of social mobility. After they tracked families that ...
The United Nations has released its Human Development Index for 2014. European countries dominate again, the US is 28th
The UN released the Human Development Index for 2014, and it's bad news for the United States - which come ...
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Leaf blowers are not only annoying but also bad for you (and the environment)
It comes down to the inefficient engines they use.
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