By land, sea, air, and farm economics?
I was reading about a paper that attempted to create a “food network” to explain
covariance in commodity prices, when
Believe in Peak Oil?
This article may change your mind: Op-Ed Contributor — ‘Peak Oil’ Is a Waste of
Energy — NYTimes.com
[http://www.nytimes.
Placebo’s and Testing Conventions
Mind Hacks has an article trying to explain why the placebo effect has been
growing stronger over the last few
The 2.7 Billion Dollar Question
> Even though the question is one of Amazon’s most important features, it’s
impressive how understated its introduction
Believe it or Not
Reading through the NY Times today, I got quite the shock when I read this:
> Last week, Congress and
Funniest paragraph I read today
> When I first started tracking my spending, for example, I discovered that 70% of
it was going towards eating
Requiem For A Firm
A great article
[http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/aig200908?currentPage=5]
about who and what actually brought
Big Numbers and the Federal Budget
Most people have big problems putting big numbers in perspective, this video
should help when it comes to the federal
Most ridiculous thing I read today
Wisdom from a chief of police:
> Police said Sunday they have “no known suspects” in the case. “We are
Creative Destruction and Government
When was the last time our government went through a significant overhaul? No, I
don’t mean when was the