Emily Oster and the rise of the optimization parent. What gets lost when we approach pregnancy and raising children through data? In February of 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Walk into Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar & Fish House in Metairie and the first thing you see is the last thing Ed McIntyre is going to change. It’s the oyster bar, a triangle of marble jutting out from the long ...

Emily Oster is sitting in the back of a car, checking her Garmin watch as we lurch through rush-hour traffic toward the Holland Tunnel. The Brown University economist doesn't like to keep people ...

More than a million Oster countertop ovens have been recalled for potential burn hazards. Oster issued the recall on Sept. 25 for about 1,290,000 of its French Door Countertop Ovens, of which roughly ...

Emily Oster is a popular target for irrational hatred. When I was reporting a story on how progressive communities have approached COVID-19 lockdown restrictions this spring, she showed me an email ...

Trendy air fryers actually use the same technology as convection ovens. So, it's no wonder manufacturers have rebranded convection toaster ovens as "air fryer toaster ovens." Despite the slick ...

Weekends mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Rest, relaxation, or even a chance to catch up on the chores that pile up during the week are all noble pursuits on Saturdays and Sundays. However, ...