Economic Behaviour &Thought Provoking Entropy | 01 Sep 2009
This is an illuminating & profound feature by a Caltech physicist & Author Leonard Mlodinow. As such his insights will intrigue, awe, and inspire. The Meritocracy Paradox Over the years, visions of utopia have varied from the lofty in Plato’s Republic to the hedonistic in Woody Allen’s Sleeper, which portrays a world in which hot [...]
Economic Behaviour &Thought Provoking Entropy | 22 Jun 2009
This is an fascinating & deeply insightful feature by Duncan Watts.. recently published in The Boston Globe. The article is adapted from the Harvard Business Review. On Aug. 10, 1996, a single power line in western Oregon brushed a tree and shorted out, triggering a massive cascade of power outages that spread across the western [...]
Economic Behaviour &News Entropy | 13 Mar 2009
This is an eloquent, incisive & relevant article by NYT columist Judith Warner. In essence in this media driven superficial society, devoid of contemplation or reflection, we have lost our values & bearings.. We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men -T.S. Eliot Better and Brighter Over the course of the past week [...]
Economic Behaviour &News Entropy | 02 Feb 2009
This is brilliant , a humorous & ironical article by Rick Moranis a Canadian writer, actor & musician, published in recent New York Times. – Enjoy “Slumdog Billionaire.” Thank you for calling BadBank, otherwise known as “Slumdog Billionaire.” This call will not be monitored for quality control. One of our customer service representatives will be [...]
Economic Behaviour &Poetry Entropy | 10 Jan 2009
This evocative, redolent & relevant poem, which originally I had posted as comment on Michele’s blog. As my readers much enjoyed it, I decided to also share as a post. Market Forecast Adjectives continue their downward spiral, with adverbs likely to follow. Wisdom, grace, and beauty can be had three for a dollar, as they [...]
Economic Behaviour &News Entropy | 14 Oct 2008
I was pleasantly surprised and deeply moved to read the News of one of my favorite New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman receiving the Noble Prize in Economic Sciences. Essentially reading his columns for many years, makes me feel connected. In fact NYT has been my daily diet since it became accessible on the Net. [...]