Cognitive Traps and the Economy

A list of cognitive traps we fall into when it comes to dealing with money.

Feb 11, 2009

This is Not An Ad

Some of the things people are searching for in their daily Google adventures.

Feb 5, 2009

The Fall From Nancy Grace

The majority of you out there who get CNN Headline News and Court TV will know of Nancy Grace, self appointed avenger of the wrongs committed by the judicial system. Her pompous, arrogant and ultra aggressive attitude has always been part of her reckless persona in the past. The methods in dealings with the Elizabeth [...]

Oct 6, 2006

The World Can Be Turned Off With the Flick of a Switch (But Nobody is That Stupid)

The nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea have been making headlines for years now. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insists his nuclear ambitions are peaceful and that anyone who believes otherwise (most of the western world) are under the spell of the American Empire. Then there’s Kim Jong-il, who wants to make it perfectly clear that [...]

Oct 6, 2006

The Colbert Effect (Updated)

I’ve written two articles (I and II) on Wikipedia and Colbert in the last week and a half and promise to you that this will be the final chapter of my Colbert Report discussion. Pt. III of the trilogy if you will. But there have been some interesting developments since then so here I am yet again.

Aug 11, 2006

Why Bill Gates is my Hero

It was just a few days ago that I wrote an article about the recent emergence of the new philanthropist movement. With Bill Gates and Warren Buffett promising billions of dollars towards a mélange of disease related research, I argued that this will hopefully be a sign of things to come (I’m looking at you [...]

Aug 11, 2006