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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

"As you get into having older kids, there are very few things which can be fully answered with data because kids are so different," Oster says. "And so that makes the data helpful but incomplete in a ...

Pregnancy! A time of wonder and anticipation. And paranoia. First comes the visit to your doctor, where you receive the (hopefully) happy news. Then comes the Talk, which goes something like: ...

Sunbeam is recalling nearly 1.4 million Oster countertop ovens because their French doors could unexpectedly close and pose a burn hazard to users. Consumers are advised to stop using the ovens and ...

A famed brand that’s been around since the 1920s, Oster is synonymous with kitchen equipment that is top quality and affordable. Whether you’re looking for a large-capacity blender for holiday cooking ...

If there’s one small appliance that gets a lot of use in a kitchen, it’s a blender. If you’re in need of a new one, it’s worth considering an Oster blender. Oster boasts an impressive family of ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Bucking The System. In summer 2020, parents faced so many unknowns when it came to sending kids to school. Economist Emily Oster describes how she started ...