Smart, savvy answers to universal questions, this book is a treat for the knowing, the uninitiated and the downright curious. The news cycle moves fast, and as one story is swiftly replaced by another, underlying causes and bigger and smaller questions often go unexplored. That's when you need the two most popular blogs on The Economist's website: the Economist Explains and its online sister, the Daily Chart. Together, these online giants provide answers to the kinds of questions, quirky and serious, that may be puzzling anyone interested in the world around them. Want to know how a tattoo affects your job prospects, which James Bond drinks the most martinis, or how to make an invisibility cloak? We have the answers.
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Smart, savvy answers to universal questions, this book is a treat for the knowing, the uninitiated and the downright curious. The news cycle moves fast, and as one story is swiftly replaced by another, underlying causes and bigger and smaller questions often go unexplored. That's when you need the two most popular blogs on The Economist's website: the Economist Explains and its online sister, the Daily Chart. Together, these online giants provide answers to the kinds of questions, quirky and serious, that may be puzzling anyone interested in the world around them. Want to know how a tattoo affects your job prospects, which James Bond drinks the most martinis, or how to make an invisibility cloak? We have the answers.