Archive for April, 2008
Visible Man
Z recommends: Visible Man – New York Times
“I know some folks feel bitter about me, as bitter as the first dandelion greens
of the season. Yet these people are not without hope, hope that is drizzled on
those dandelion greens like a dash of sweet pomegranate vinegar. Do they
begrudge the scorpion its sting, or the duck its quack? How can I be other than
what I am, The Guy Who Got Where He Is Only Because He’s Black?”
Thaler on the Draft (not that draft, the other one)
As I hinted in an earlier post, Thaler and Sunstein aren’t personally contributing much to the blog advertising their book. Consequently, the ‘Nudge’ blog has been middling.
Today, Thaler posted on value in the NFL draft. Good post, and hopefully a sign of things to come.
Follow-up on Crayon Physics
While we’re still waiting for Crayon Physics, addictinggames.com has picked up a plagiarized version called MaginPen.
(Warning: It really is addicting.)
The Colbert Bump
An analysis of “The Colbert Bump”, the bump in book sales after an author appears on the show. I wish there was more comparison to the bumps from appearing on other shows. And I wish their methodology wasn’t so pedestrian. Did they try to control for anything?
But make sure to check out the paper they reference: Internet Exchanges for Used Books: An Empirical Analysis of Product Cannibalization and Welfare Impact
News from a Loyola Lecture
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate, former Economics advisor to President Bill Clinton, and former Senior VP of the World Bank, endorses Barack Obama.
[alright, he didn't "endorse" Obama, but he did say that Obama's is the only Economic plan he likes, as well as saying that Obama's plan for fixing our economy's problems as well as preventing future problems is the only realistic plan]
infographics of the day
Jono delivers: rap represented in mathematical charts and graphs.
some of these could seriously use Tufteization.
Yosefblog is supposed to tell me these things….
Dick Thaler and Cass Sunstein have a blog promoting their new book. Who knows how much (if any) they personally contribute… but I guess they wanted to be on the bandwagon.
The ‘Nudge’ concept (though not by that catchy phraseology) has been dear to my heart since my first consideration of the “alarm clock across the room” antinomy… and thus the momentary, conceptual clarity of “rational choice” recedes back into the hazy complexity of existence. Alas, reflections on youth.