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Monthly Archives: May 2011
What Makes a Golden Age
In the mid-late 1990s, there was a golden age. Not in stocks, not in tech, not in film or art or scientific discovery. It was the golden age of professional wrestling. If you were born between 1975 and 1990, you’re … Continue reading
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These Days in Big Ideas
Here’s a book I hope I take the time to read when it comes out: “The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World Since 1700″, reviewed here in the NYT. The book is an investigation into how … Continue reading
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Life is About Virtuous Routines
I haven’t linked to Barker in a while. Today’s study resonated with me: We suggest that shifting focus from the impact of major life changes on well-being to the impact of seemingly minor repeated behaviors is crucial for understanding how … Continue reading
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And Pigs Fly
The NYT reports that Conde Nast is the anchor tenant for WTC1: “We built a new reality at the World Trade Center, and this transaction will be the exclamation point on that turnaround,” said Christopher O. Ward, executive director of the … Continue reading
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Shmacroeconomics
A powerful economic idea is that government spending is good during times of recession (‘slack’). The only argument for it that I think I understand is that stimulus holds back the tide of atrophy in human capital. A common corollary … Continue reading
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Predictive Models Are Wrong. I Yawn in Rage.
Not sure if you folks noticed, but much of the catastrophe reinsurance world is stammerin’ mad.
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Behold: The Works of a Generation Begin
Irrational Exuberance has returned to the internet world. Investors should beware. So frets the Economist in a leader and briefing.
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Embarrassing Confession
I got swindled today and learned something about Derren Brown’s tricks. The hard way.
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Inflation… ugh.
I don’t understand inflation but here’s what I’ve learned from a few people: Nick Rowe has taught me that money is super weird. The reason why money is weird is that its value can be simultaneously expressed in terms of EVERYTHING … Continue reading
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S’lebs
I was well into my nth beer last night before my friend pointed out that we were being served by Paula “Walnuts” Meronek. I’m embarrassed to admit I was too weak-willed to suppress the tiny chill that accompanies a brush … Continue reading
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