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Blame for the Economic Crisis? Can’t blame me!

Posted on February 13, 2009 by

I jokingly made a site Can’t Blame Me!.  Sadly, TIME doesn’t get the joke and actually thinks they can identify people to blame.  Or maybe they did get the joke and thought a similar concept on their site would generate … Continue reading →

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The Stimulus “Buy American” Clause

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

Reproduced with permission from a private e-mail from Mahesh Johari Some quick commentary only today.  The stimulus bill that just passed the House contains a “Buy American” clause, which forces materials purchased using funds from the stimulus package to come … Continue reading →

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Economic Soothsaying Dying with the Rest of The Economy

Posted on January 21, 2009 by

I suppose some might consider it a good thing that the Economics Oracles are starting to make far less definitive statements and/or predictions. Consider the following: A fantastic series of questions and answers from BBC to leading UK economicist types … Continue reading →

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Should Scientists (Complexity Dudes At That) Help Solve The Economic Woes?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by

Now here’s a MEATY discussion on Edge.org about the role scientists should play in helping improve the economic conditions.  Chew on this awhile. Here’s one of my favorite chunks of the discussion lifted from George Dyson’s comments: Brown, Kauffman, Palmrose, … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Misperception: Behavioral Economics

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/opinion/28brooks.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt&oref=slogin – free registration to read if not registered… Go with the as postulated in this NYT.com article, there are four steps to every decision… you perceive a situation you think of possible courses of action you calculate which course … Continue reading →

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Now you see it; now you don’t – Politics, reason and Jihad in Presidential debates!

Posted on October 14, 2008 by

Things are complicated out there. You may or may not be aware that your nervous system filters out the massive amount of data that your senses are exposed to. As a matter of conservation of energy (real and metaphorical) you … Continue reading →

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Behavioral Analysis of Richard Fuld’s Testimony, Lehman CEO

Posted on October 6, 2008 by

Can you remember back to your days in 1975 while in Psychology 210: “Psych for the New World”? A Negative Reinforcer is a stimulus or stimulus set that when removed or terminated increases the probability of that same response in … Continue reading →

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Revised Text of Economic Crisis Bill

Posted on October 1, 2008 by

Here she is, check it out. probably worth reading considering as a tax payer you’re about to spend $6900 of your money on it (per person in your house!).  I like to know what I’m buying…. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 1 … Continue reading →

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Traditional Publishers in 2008 – Economic Reality

Posted on March 30, 2008 by

The Situation A few weeks ago I covered the negative economic reality of video based advertising and the conflict between TV ads and Internet video ads.  To clarify, it is negative for the major networks and those that benefit from … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Strike and Consequences

Posted on January 23, 2008 by

Quick hit here… Companies are finally aggressively marketing alternatives to TV and using the writer’s strike as user chum. This is an economic problem for TV that will not be evident for many months.  Here’s why: Ad rates online are … Continue reading →

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