Radiohead Make a Full Concert Video from Crowdshot Footage
During a Radiohead concert in Prague, dozens of fans recorded video of the band, who collected the footage and had it set to the fantastic...
9 hours ago
Housing Prices Must Fall, Yet Housing Prices Must Not Fall
Tyler Cowen wonders what happens if we let housing prices fall as "many smart people say we should." Arguably many banks would once again be...
12 hours ago
Young, Single, Childless Women Earn More than Male Counterparts
We've talked before about the regrettable legacy of women earning less than men in this country. But the Wall Street Journal reports that at...
19 hours ago
Transparency: Which Countries Have the Most Vacation?
Did you take a vacation this summer? If you did, it was because your company generously allowed you a few paid vacation days. Unlike businesses...
by GOOD, Amanda Buck
1 day ago
IKEA Starts Selling Used Furniture
Next time you go to buy a bed MÖRRUM or a coffee table KLUBBO, you might be able to save some money and get a used one. On August 28, IKEA...
by GOOD
1 day ago
The Importance of Being Optimistic
It turns out that optimism is good for all sorts of things, the job search included. Stephen Dubner, over at the Freakonomics blog, asks whether...
1 day ago
What's the Price of Happiness? $75,000
The freedom to pursue happiness is an inalienable human right in this country, but what does happiness actually cost to attain? According to...
1 day ago
Infographic: 2010 Campaign Spending
With two months left before the midterm elections, 2010 is on track to be the most expensive midterm election ever. Campaigns have already spent...
1 day ago
@GOOD Asks: Why Do You Work?
Last week on Twitter, Facebook, and our blog, we asked our friends: Why do you work? Our goal was to collect a variety of response to include in...
by GOOD
2 days ago
Facebook's Aggressive Trademark Hunt
The site's trademark bullying raises questions about who owns words. Hide your face and your books! That ravenous social monster Facebook is on...
by Mark Peters
2 days ago
The Mysterious Case of BP's Missing Research Money
Politics and parochialism are keeping half a billion BP dollars from funding critical long term oil spill research. OnEarth
by Ben Jervey
2 days ago
Did Cash for Clunkers Work?
New study shows that "Cash for Clunkers" was a wash economically. I promise research on the environmental value. NPR
by Ben Jervey
6 days ago
U.S. Companies Say "No" to Tar Sands
American retailers like the Gap and Walgreens have joined a boycott of oil from Alberta's filthy tar sands. Calgary Herald
by Ben Jervey
1 week ago
The Stimulation of 2 Million Smart Meters
The DOE is reporting that the Recovery Act has already funded the installation of 2 million (!) smart meters. DOE blog
by Ben Jervey
1 week ago
Winner: Design an Infographic About Work
We're happy to announce the winner of our Work infographic contest, part of our Work issue brainstorming. Bryan Connor's great piece on how we...
by GOOD
1 week ago
Banks Lending Less to Polluting Projects
Lenders are, finally, recognizing the risks—financial and reputational—of financing dirty industries. The New York Times
by Ben Jervey
1 week ago
30 Awesome College Lab Programs
Popular Science compiled a list of 30 groundbreaking programs in science, engineering, and technology offered at schools around the...
2 weeks ago
Soda Conglomerates, Visualized
In case you missed Peter Smith's quick link yesterday, I wanted to re-draw your attention to Phil Howard's amazing soda chart. Howard is an...
2 weeks ago
