SOCIETY

In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Learn More

The world's second-wealthiest country, Japan once seemed poised to overtake America as the leading global economic powerhouse. Learn More

What possesses someone to save every scrap of paper that's ever come into his home? What compulsions drive a woman like Irene, whose hoarding cost her her marriage? Or Ralph, whose imagined uses for castoff items like leaky old buckets almost lost him his house? Or Jerry and Alvin, wealthy twin bachelors who filled up matching luxury apartments with countless pieces of fine art, not even leaving themselves room to sleep? Learn More

In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed—and least known—traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining. Learn More

An exploration of symbols and their meanings throughout history. Learn More

Encounters with Survivalists, Porn Stars, Alien Killers, and Ike Turner. Learn More

'I've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!' shouted Samuel Jackson in the movie Snakes on a Plane. It was the use of the famous expletive that brought on huge promotional buzz. Learn More

Critical Reflections On Contemporary Culture. Learn More

How to beat the odds, how to always win at tennis, and how to take a penalty and score every time—all using the power of mathematics. Learn More