This is pretty creative. I’m not positive, but I think you need to be using Google Chrome for it to work.
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Mittens or Dinner?
James Kwak has a good posting on behavioral economics and irrational behavior that has led me to conclude I should probably invest in some warmer clothing. Possibly mittens. Here’s part: In your personal life, you should be aware of anchoring, because it can help you use your money more wisely. For example, for several years I would complain about being cold in the winter in New England. I was coldest when I was walking my dog, because then I had to be outside for half an hour at the time, and my hands were one of the coldest parts of my body. Finally I asked my wife to buy me the warmest mittens she could find for Christmas, and since then my
The Economist, In 1843
Via Marginal Revolution, I came across this volume of “The Economist” from 1843. I’ve only skimmed it, but I usually enjoy reading old publications. On the Irish bullying Canadians: A few days ago, a party of Irish labourers, who had received, as they supposed, some offence from a few Canadians, at Beauharnois, attacked and nearly killed two respectable old inhabitants, who had nothing to do with the affair. That’s the most significant news from Canada that reached London that particular month?
TED X Beats
Someone with far too much free time has remixed a bunch to TED talks to some beats. This one’s my favorite: The rest of them are here. Somewhat related, I stumbled upon this pretty good Dan Ariley talk earlier today: His book, Predictably Irrational, was a quick, interesting read too.
Various Links
For anyone who’s interested (mom?), I enjoyed these: 1. Great article on momentum investing, an approach I tend to agree with. Kid Dynamite had a good post on the same topic a couple years back. 2. Scott Sumner compares happiness with utility. I’d skip part three, unless you’re really craving some macro economic commentary. 3. From Ezra Klein: “If you only read one John Kerry speech today…” 4. Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space!