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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Harvard Campaign for Arts and Sciences Launch Address | Stories | Harvard Alumni

The Michael Smith speech at the 13 minute mark has a short film about flipping the classroom.

Harvard Campaign for Arts and Sciences Launch Address | Stories | Harvard Alumni

Fitness Trackers Still Need to Work Out Kinks | MIT Technology Review

Fitness Trackers Still Need to Work Out Kinks | MIT Technology Review

The Psychology of First-Person-Shooter Games : The New Yorker

The Psychology of First-Person-Shooter Games : The New Yorker

Two-Word Investment Outlooks | The Reformed Broker

Two-Word Investment Outlooks | The Reformed Broker

If this is “secular stagnation”, I want my old job back — Crooked Timber

If this is “secular stagnation”, I want my old job back — Crooked Timber

The 18th Brumaire Of Janet Yellen - Business Insider

The 18th Brumaire Of Janet Yellen - Business Insider

The Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

The Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

EvangeliiOnePercentium | FT Alphaville

EvangeliiOnePercentium | FT Alphaville

Pope Francis has a few thoughts about the global economy. We added these 13 charts.

Pope Francis has a few thoughts about the global economy. We added these 13 charts.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Researchers: If You Want a Favor, Ask and Ask Again | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Good Advice.

Researchers: If You Want a Favor, Ask and Ask Again | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Economist's View: Summers Says History Will Favor Fed's QE `98 to 2'

Economist's View: Summers Says History Will Favor Fed's QE `98 to 2'

It’s official: The Senate just got rid of part of the filibuster

It’s official: The Senate just got rid of part of the filibuster

Chart: Life Expectancy at birth and health care spending per capita | The Incidental Economist

John Kerry will not be denied | David Rohde

John Kerry will not be denied | David Rohde

China, and the soaring price of Bitcoin

China, and the soaring price of Bitcoin

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Do "energy boosters" work? - Harvard Health Publications

Do "energy boosters" work? - Harvard Health Publications

Game Play Has No Negative Impact on Kids, UK Study Finds | Games and Learning

Good thing.

Game Play Has No Negative Impact on Kids, UK Study Finds | Games and Learning

Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

The onion predicts Snapchat.

Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "Perhaps the new bubble could have something to do with watching movies on cell phones,

The Words That Remade America - Garry Wills - The Atlantic

The Words That Remade America - Garry Wills - The Atlantic

This Is Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...: Liveblogging World War II: November 17, 1943

True for most things:

"We need more aircraft, better engines--and fewer Headquarters."

This Is Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...: Liveblogging World War II: November 17, 1943:


Exclusive Interview: Steve Ballmer on His Retirement as Microsoft CEO - WSJ.com

Exclusive Interview: Steve Ballmer on His Retirement as Microsoft CEO - WSJ.com

The implications of secular stagnation | Gavyn Davies

Review of Summers speech.

The implications of secular stagnation | Gavyn Davies

Why children don't eat their greens: Survival instinct means youngsters are genetically programmed to avoid plants in case they are poisonous | Mail Online

That explains it...

Why children don't eat their greens: Survival instinct means youngsters are genetically programmed to avoid plants in case they are poisonous | Mail Online

Udacity's Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes Course | Fast Company | Business Innovation

Udacity's Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes Course | Fast Company | Business Innovation: ion."

Friday, November 15, 2013

Larry Summers just confirmed that he is still a heavyweight on economic policy - Quartz

The entire speech is worth listening to:

Larry Summers just confirmed that he is still a heavyweight on economic policy - Quartz:

 Quote about Japan is stunning. Shows that predictions are hard, especially about the future.

"The extent of Japan’s stagnation is breathtaking: In 2013, the Japanese economy is only half the size economists in the 1990’s predicted it would be by now."

Lunch with the FT: Henry Blodget - FT.com

Lunch with the FT: Henry Blodget - FT.com

The Yellen Doctrine: Robust Growth Is the Priority, but Bubbles Matter : The New Yorker

The Yellen Doctrine: Robust Growth Is the Priority, but Bubbles Matter : The New Yorker

Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene - NYTimes.com

Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene - NYTimes.com

Alan Greenspan’s ‘Map and the Territory’ - NYTimes.com

Alan Greenspan’s ‘Map and the Territory’ - NYTimes.com

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Japan's Last Chance | Foreign Affairs

Japan's Last Chance | Foreign Affairs

Good deficit reduction: Here's how to do it.

Good deficit reduction: Here's how to do it.

Rethinking the Rise of Inequality - NYTimes.com

Rethinking the Rise of Inequality - NYTimes.com

Why Japanese Web Design Is So Bad

Not bad but not appealing to this author.

Why Japanese Web Design Is So Bad

Kass: 10 Laws of Stock Market Bubbles - TheStreet

Kass: 10 Laws of Stock Market Bubbles - TheStreet:

Debt is cheap.
Debt is plentiful.
There is the egregious use of debt.
A new marginal (and sizeable) buyer of an asset class appears.
After a sustained advance in an asset class's price, the prior four factors lead to new-era thinking that cycles have been eradicated/eliminated and that a long boom in value lies ahead.
The distance of valuations from earnings is directly proportional to the degree of bubbliness.
The newer the valuation methodology in vogue the greater the degree of bubbliness.
Bad valuation methodologies drive out good valuation methodologies.
When everyone thinks central bankers, money managers, corporate managers, politicians or any other group are the smartest guys in the room, you are in a bubble.
Rapid growth of a new financial product that is not understood. (e.g., derivatives, what Warren Buffett termed "financial weapons of mass destruction").

Saturday, November 09, 2013

Embrace Infant Warmer: Creative Confidence by Tom and David Kelley

Embrace Infant Warmer: Creative Confidence by Tom and David Kelley

Obama the Loner: The Trouble with the President’s Self-Reliant, Closed-Off Attitude | Vanity Fair

Obama the Loner: The Trouble with the President’s Self-Reliant, Closed-Off Attitude | Vanity Fair

What a Difference a Ph.D. Makes: More than Three Little Letters by Ranadeb Chaudhuri, Zoran Ivkovich, Joshua Matthew Pollet, Charles Trzcinka :: SSRN

What a Difference a Ph.D. Makes: More than Three Little Letters by Ranadeb Chaudhuri, Zoran Ivkovich, Joshua Matthew Pollet, Charles Trzcinka :: SSRN

Robert Reich (Pragmatists, Ideologues, and Inequality in America)

Robert Reich (Pragmatists, Ideologues, and Inequality in America)

State House for Sale: Big businesses pay off in jobs, political contributions | Business | The State

State House for Sale: Big businesses pay off in jobs, political contributions | Business | The State

Monday, November 04, 2013

NYTimes: Innovation Imperative: Change Everything

From The New York Times:

Innovation Imperative: Change Everything

Online education is beginning to show itself as a disruptive innovation, introducing more convenient and affordable services that can transform sectors.


http://nyti.ms/HjkluW