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Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Good News of the Decade?

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Great presentation from the one and only Hans Rosling from this year's TEDxChange event. Amazing! Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

The Beauty of Data Visualization

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David McCandless shares his thoughts about how fascinating data collection really is. Wonderful lecture, which can also be found on TED.com. Enjoy! Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

The Danger of Global Companies

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I don't know if they are such a threat, but let's hear Clyde Prestowitz out. Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Six Easy Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civilization

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Neuroscientist and fiction writer David Eagleman presents "Six Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civilization."Civilizations always think they're immortal, Eagleman says, but they nearly always perish, leaving "nothing but ruins and scattered genetics." It takes luck and new technology to survive. We may be particularly lucky to have Internet technology to help manage the six requirements of a

Joseph Stiglitz Refutes Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand"

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So, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate for Economics and one of my favourite economists, decided to give us some insight about the rule established so many years ago by none other than one of the grandfathers of modern economics, Adam Smith. He makes some good points, the lack of efficient regulations is one of the key factors of the reduction of the world economy - Some call it crisis. I think

The Crisis: How To Emerge Even Stronger

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The crisis originated in the US where the State and the Central Bank was guilty of injecting too much liquidity into the system. The liquidity led to a boom in spending, the consumption of consumer and durable goods, the purchase of properties on credit. This spending boosted imports, particularly those from Asia. This resulted in the creation of enormous currency surpluses, which were reinvested

Jamie Oliver's TED Prize Wish

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And his wish was to "Teach every child about food" and its importance. Way to go Jamie! Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

By the Way, Free Markets Are Free

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Mises Daily: Friday, January 29, 2010 by George F. Smith Having failed to learn what causes depressions and how to treat them when they arrive, our nation's leaders are steering us straight into a monetary catastrophe. Predictably, the major media voices are clinging to the assurances of Keynesians, who see new wads of debt and paper money and conclude that the good times are

John Perkins: How To Remake The Global Economy

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Wow, really? Wasn't his job to destroy economies? Well, maybe he's turned around and switched sides. I know he said that, but I need more proof. Here's his talk from FORA.tv "Economic hit man John Perkins has confessed the sins of predatory politicians and analyzed the reasons for the current meltdown. A reformed economist, he warns that returning to our "normal" blueprints for the global

The Least Religious Nations are the Happiest

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A new study (pdf) into the correlation between religious belief and contentment and security shows that the less religious a society is the happier and more secure it becomes. The study, by Gregory Paul, published in Evolutionary Psychology Journal puts paid to the widely touted notion that without religion society would collapse. According to Mr Paul, the reverse is true. Religion flourishes

Free Trade Is a Boon to the Environment

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Image via Wikipediaby Sallie James Sallie James is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies. Added to cato.org on October 8, 2009 This article appeared on RealClearMarkets.com on October 8, 2009.If summitry was a sure predictor of activity, then climate change would be heading towards a golden era. The UN climate summit on

Making Globalization Work

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This is a lecture about Globalization's ups and downs held at the World Affairs Council by Joseph E. Stiglitz (no need to tell you who he is, right?)

World economy: A bigger club

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Image by tonyhall via FlickrFROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNITThe G-20 summit in Pittsburgh on September 24th-25th produced three notable, if expected, developments. First, the G-20 rather immodestly announced itself as the new "premier" international economic grouping—underlining the growing global clout of emerging markets such as China and the declining relevance of the G-8. Second, it

Modelling the Future: Climate Change and Food

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The Evolution of the God Gene

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By NICHOLAS WADEIn the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.During 15 years of excavation they have uncovered not some monumental temple but evidence of a critical transition in religious behavior. The record begins with a simple dancing floor, the arena for the communal religious dances held by

Superfreakonomics

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With Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner revealed the good, bad, ugly and super freaky of the world around us.The freakquel is here. Back with more than pop-culture trivia, Inforum's next 21st Century Visionary Award recipients are ready to revolutionize our understanding of causality in an incredibly interconnected world.Courtesy of FORA.tv

Economists Can Be Hilarious

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Mises Daily: Thursday, November 19, 2009 by Robert P. MurphyEconomists have a reputation for being dry and boring. That's why Ben Stein's scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off works so well — and why this guy is such a novelty. Given our dismal reputation, I am happy to report that some economists' recent defenses of the efficient-markets hypothesis are laugh-out-loud

Random Acts of Kindness

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Jonathan Zittrain: The Web as random acts of kindnessFeeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust.