Spoilers for Season 6 of Game of Thrones. We never thought that a character could be quite so unlovable as Joffrey; but then along came Ramsay, with his torturing, twisted sense of humour, and dubious family dynamics. To the modern viewer Ramsay is the epitome of the worst of medieval times. But what would a […]
Like many pets, Daenerys’ dragons looked really cute when they were young, sitting on Khaleesi’s shoulder and immolating slavemasters. But the dragons have grown up; in fact this season Drogon is rumoured to be 80 feet in length. Which got us thinking, how much would it cost to feed that thing? As in, assuming you […]
From Leia’s gold bikini to Stormtrooper gear, Star Wars has had some fairly iconic costumes. None more so than Darth Vader’s. How much would it cost to truly take on the Sith Lord’s mantle? Centives decided to find out. Let’s start with the base suit. The cockpits of imperial space fighters d
This week is the Walking Dead finale, which means that a whole load of people are reviewing their zombie defense plans. We tried to make ours a little simpler, by saying that instead of buying things now (e.g. silencers, which look a little suspicious) we could just trade for them with other survivors when the dead […]
An elite London restaurant is experimenting with surge pricing wrote Richard Vines: The Bob Bob Rica
Brad Jones wrote about an unexpected healthcare cost reduction method: Getting into an ambulance can
Leslie Wayne wrote about today’s monarchists: The International Monarchist League argues that
April 19, 2011 in Daily Bulletin
The United States Postal Service has a history of misprinting stamps. Their approach to solving these problems has changed over the years. After their most recent mistake on millions of dollars worth of Lady Liberty stamps, what will the US Postal Service do this time? Find out more after the break. Read the rest of this entry →
April 18, 2011 in Daily Bulletin
Stephen Dubner reviews a new economics article on health care costs. In it, he sums up the relation between costs and benefits. Are the benefits we’re receiving from our health care outweighing the costs? Find out more after the break. Read the rest of this entry →
April 17, 2011 in Daily Bulletin
Slate Magazine took a look at “Sexonomics” and what it says about the supply, demand, and price of teenaged sex. Find out more after the break. Read the rest of this entry →
April 17, 2011 in Daily Bulletin
Ever wondered how budget airlines can be so cheap? 5W Graphics produced an infographic examining the differences. Find out more after the break. Read the rest of this entry →
April 16, 2011 in Daily Bulletin
NBC Nightly News examined the history behind the $1.5 billion sale of Pringles, and the connection between the famed chip and Einstein. Watch the video over here:
Via: Freakonomics Blog
Source: NBC
April 16, 2011 in Snips
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| (This is part 1. Read part 2 over here)Student Senate receives almost half a million dollars a year from the university to be allocated towards the funding of student clubs and organizations on campus. Clubs are divided into two categories: twelve major clubs and over a hundred minor clubs. |
| Centives decided to use data published by student senate over here (pdf warning) to analyze senate’s funding decisions for the year 2011-2012. Read the rest of this entry → |
April 16, 2011 in Daily Bulletin
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The New York Times reported on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ list of the fastest-growing occupations. There’ll be more than a million new jobs in these fields by 2018:
* % indicates the increase in number of jobs in that field by 2018
The New York Times notes that the majority of these jobs are related to healthcare. Read the full article to find out the average salary for each of these career paths as well as details about why the field is growing and what types of skills you need to enter it.
Source: New York Times
The New York Times reported on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ list of the fastest-growing occupations. There’ll be more than a million new jobs in these fields by 2018:
* % indicates the increase in number of jobs in that field by 2018
The New York Times notes that the majority of these jobs are related to healthcare. Read the full article to find out the average salary for each of these career paths as well as details about why the field is growing and what types of skills you need to enter it.
Source: New York Times
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