A Baltimore economist known for his sense of humor left the punchline of his New Castle County Chamber of Commerce speech Tuesday to the last bit of his presentation: “It will come nearly a year after I initially anticipated, but recession is coming in 2024,” Anirban Basu told the 200 people attending the chamber’s sold-out annual State of the Economy …
The Swiftie lore has reached the University of Delaware. The largest university in the First State has recently introduced a Taylor Swift-themed data visualization course for undergraduate students. “Data Enchanted: Transforming Numbers Into Knowledge” is taught by Kathryn Bender, an assistant professor of economics who wasn’t a huge Taylor Swift fan herself until doing research for the class. “So I …
Taylor Swift in her Eras Tour. (Ronald Won photo from Wikimedia Commons) Even though Taylor Swift has notched nine No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and has achieved plenty of other records, she’s only No. 3 among Delawareans using Google. A new let’s-debate-this-at-the-water-coolor list shows Rihanna as No. 1 for Delaware searches, followed by PB Rock, a rapper …
