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Yes, according to an economist who wrote a blog post that went viral in 2013. Now he has expanded the basics in a book, The Index Card.

The French have long pooh-poohed doggy bags. As of Jan. 1, a new law in France requires restaurants serving more than 150 meals a day to reduce food waste. Doggy bags are showing up on French tables.

A fingerprint of Paris bombing suspect Salah Abdeslam has been found in an apartment in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels, officials say, along with traces of explosives and handmade belts.

David Greene talks to economist Mohamed El-Erian, chairman of President Obama's Global Development Council, about the impact of China's economic problems on the global economy.

A puddle was blocking a walking path in Newcastle, England. It became popular after Richard Rippon decided to live stream it. He tells the BBC he was fascinated by the way people were navigating it.

For Amanda Burden, a city is defined by its public spaces. The former city commissioner of New York City explains why a promenade, a park or even a park bench, are vital to a city's ability to thrive.

It's not immediately clear why the 121-foot-high homage to Mao Zedong in central China was brought down, but widespread ridicule might have had something to do with it.

Less art and play; more textbooks and tests, say surveyed teachers.

The "Queen of Soul" spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about life and music in 1999.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Jim Warren, former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's ongoing political crisis.