Greg Rosalsky
Stories
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Science
How To Be An Elite Athlete, According To The Data
A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.
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National
The Backcountry Boom
In mountains across America, skiers and snowboarders are ditching ski lifts and heading into the backcountry. We talked with a pioneer of backcountry snowboarding about how we got here.
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Business
As Resorts Limit Numbers Amid Pandemic, Consumers Move To Backcountry
In mountains across America, skiers and snowboarders are abandoning ski lifts and heading into the backcountry as resorts limit numbers due to COVID-19. But the backcountry boom comes with dangers.
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Science
What Is Your Time Worth?
A new study did experiments on millions of Lyft riders to figure out how much they value time. They found time is worth more money than previously thought.
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Politics
Biden Vs. Biden On China
In the early 2000s, Joe Biden helped bring China and America closer. Now, not so much.
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Politics
Are There Too Many Political Appointees?
There are so many appointees the government publishes a book to help keep track of them and that might not be enough.
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Politics
The Unexpected Boom In Startups
Despite the pandemic — or maybe because of it — new businesses are starting at record rates.
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Environment
The Dark Side Of The Recovery Revealed In Big Data
The way the government tracks recessions is largely the same as it was 70 years ago. A research group is working to change that and is revealing a lot about the lopsided recovery along the way.
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National
Economics Lessons From The Pandemic
Since COVID-19 hit our shores, economists have been crunching data to see how it's affecting our economy.
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Politics
Trouble On Main Street
The Federal Reserve launched a massive program to lend to small and midsize businesses. It has hardly loaned out anything.