Money
The Ridiculous World of Magna Carta Kitsch
Throughout the United Kingdom, retailers are going mad over an 800-year-old document
What Is Bitcoin, Exactly?
A new book tells the backstory and provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the much buzzed-about cryptocurrency
Museums Are Now Able to Digitize Thousands of Artifacts in Just Hours
At the American History Museum, a collection of rarely seen historic currency proofs are being made ready for a public debut
The ATM is Dead. Long Live the ATM!
Usage is on the decline – so why are banks looking to the machines to save them?
Monopoly Was Designed to Teach the 99% About Income Inequality
The story you’ve heard about the creation of the famous board game is far from true
MIT Is Giving Its Students Bitcoin
Researchers interested in studying how people use Bitcoin are handing out $100 worth of the currency to whoever wants it
Just in Time for Black Friday, San Francisco Passed the First Ever Retail Worker Bill of Rights
San Francisco's retail staff will have more stable hours and the possibility to work overtime
This Company Is Crowdfunding a Mission to the Moon
Your reward: a spot in a digital time capsule buried beneath the lunar surface
Great Britain Still Has Significant Debt From World War I
The U.K. is committing itself to paying off a small fraction of that debt next year by issuing new debt
Architects and Designers Make Money for Norway
Literally, that is. Two firms have been selected to design Norway’s new currency.
Arts Degrees: Not Entirely Worthless
Recent graduates of arts degrees report high job satisfaction and employment numbers
Now We're Crowdfunding Ebola Research?
One leading Ebola researcher is turning to the crowd for more funding
The Keeling Curve Gets a Much-Needed Boost from Google's Schmidt
The long-running carbon dioxide monitoring program got a $500,000 grant from the Schmidts
Bitcoin May Get a Whole Lot More Useful Soon
An eBay-owned company—that runs payments systems for AirBnB & Uber—is thinking about accepting Bitcoin
College Students Are Now Paying Extra to Learn Actually Useful Skills
Companies, unaffiliated with universities, are offering courses that provide practical workforce training
This Guy Shredded One Million (Worthless) Dollars for Art
A new artwork made of one million shredded dollars has people pondering the value of money
Seattle Votes to Increase Its Minimum Wage to $15
Economists, however, say that the unprecedented hike could have negative repercussions for the city
The American Dream Doesn’t Mean the Same Thing to White People And Minorities
While many see the American Dream including a home, not everybody thinks about that home the same way
Microsoft Is Killing XP, But 75 Percent of ATMs Still Use It
420,000 ATMs are about to become easy targets for hackers
If Men Get Paid to Play College Sports, Title IX Says Women Do, Too
A labor board ruled that football players at Northwestern University are “employees” and have the right to form unions
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