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World in a Day: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
WORLD IN A DAY · WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 Six stories worth five minutes: Sweden’s knife-edge election leaves two blocs…
World in a Day: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
WORLD IN A DAY · TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 Election rules were tested on two continents today, in a Supreme…
Occam’s Razor: The Simplicity Principle That Guides Scientific Discovery
A doctor sees a patient with a cough, a fever, and fatigue. There are two ways to explain it: one…
Why Doesn’t Inflation Match What You Actually Pay?
Inflation does not match what you actually pay because the consumer price index measures an average basket for an entire…
Why Do Economists Ignore Food and Energy Prices?
Economists strip food and energy prices out of their main inflation reading because those two categories swing violently for reasons…
Why Are Central Banks Independent From Governments?
Central banks are kept independent from governments because politicians face short election cycles while inflation takes years to bring under…
How Do Astronomers Know Something Came From Another Star?
Astronomers know an object came from another star by measuring one number: its orbital eccentricity. Anything gravitationally bound to the…
Why Do You Inherit Mitochondrial DNA Only From Your Mother?
You inherit mitochondrial DNA only from your mother because the embryo actively destroys the father’s mitochondria after fertilization, rather than…
How Do Regulators Decide a Company Is Too Powerful?
Regulators decide a company is too powerful in two steps: first they define the market it competes in, then they…
Why Do So Many Scientific Studies Fail to Replicate?
Many scientific studies fail to replicate because the statistical threshold used to judge them — usually a p-value below 0.05…
Why Do Election Polls Get It Wrong?
Election polls get it wrong mainly because of who answers them, not because of sampling. The margin of error printed…
Why Do You Feel Dizzy When You Stand Up Too Fast?
You feel dizzy when you stand up too fast because gravity pulls 300 to 800 milliliters of blood into your…
Do Economic Sanctions Actually Work?
Economic sanctions work roughly a third of the time. The largest systematic study, covering 174 cases, judged sanctions at least…
World in a Day: Monday, September 14, 2026
WORLD IN A DAY · MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 A war now in its seventh month claimed another ship in…
World in a Day: Saturday, September 5, 2026
WORLD IN A DAY · SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 U.S. hiring beat forecasts and a former British prime minister quit…