Today's Math behind the News with Larry Shiller

Miss Japan won the 2007 Miss Universe title, while Miss USA took a fall. But was anyone watching?

Two got lost, one got beached, several are on a sanctioned hit list. Then there's Moby Dick. Life can be tough when you're a whale.

An ancient disease may be spreading aided by modern technology

A bookseller could not even give them away, so he lit a fire. The police did not like that.

Cars go pretty fast at the Indy 500, even when it's raining. What about the speed of other sports?

The new minimum wage will be $7.25 per hour. Is that high or low? It depends on where you live.

A 24 year old prohibition stays in place.

What does the government do twice every second? It's classified.

A series of recent studies try to make sense of brain power, gender, and food.

Gasoline prices are at historic highs. Let's get some perspective on this.

Today the Senate starts debate on an immigration bill. This may be one time where framing the issue differently can do more to reach agreement than quoting numbers and statistics. Lessons can be learned from examining the Middle East.

Coins from a shipwreck are worth half a billion dollars

What do gas prices, the housing market, and Wal-Mart have in common?

Jerry Falwell died yesterday at age 73.

A cruise ship runs aground off Alaskan coast; all 206 passengers safe. But is the cruise industry safe?