The Trouble with Principles: Or, How to Not Lose Friends and Alienate People When Learning Economics (#OccupyWallStreet, #OWS) � naked capitalism

The Trouble with Principles: Or, How to Not Lose Friends and Alienate People When Learning Economics (#OccupyWallStreet, #OWS) � naked capitalism

Wray: Krugman has shined the headlights on the crucial currency issuer-currency user difference � naked capitalism

Wray: Krugman has shined the headlights on the crucial currency issuer-currency user difference � naked capitalism

From an investing standpoint you have to get this one right. The bond vigilante paradigm has been false in Japan and now in the US as well. If you had seen rates in Japan at 2% and shorted them saying they would come up, you would have lost your shirt. Conversely, if one uses the currency sovereignty paradigm, the short-JGBs trade is one that one would have avoided.

What a cautious investors should do is shun repressed assets and seek next best alternatives in similar assets classes or in different currencies – corporate over government bonds, Canadian over US, etc. Indonesia, for example is an opportunity.

Talking Philosophy | Climate ethics: do equal shares still make sense?

Talking Philosophy | Climate ethics: do equal shares still make sense?

There is a growing sense that we might have passed over the point of no return...

Human Rights and Belief in God - NYTimes.com

Human Rights and Belief in God - NYTimes.com

Towards a secular ethics.

The Blog : How to Meditate : Sam Harris

The Blog : How to Meditate : Sam Harris

not all contemplative paths kindle the same doubts or present the same liabilities. There are, in fact, many methods of meditation and “spiritual” inquiry that can greatly enhance our mental health while offering no affront to the intellect.

100 Best Blogs for Econ Students | Online Universities Weblog

100 Best Blogs for Econ Students | Online Universities Weblog

As an economics student, you have access to a great wealth of information online. One of the best places to find information online is in blogs, such as economics blogs written by educators, experts, and self-proclaimed know it alls. Here, you’ll find the 100 best blogs for economics students to read.

Researchers: 100 Percent Green Energy Possible By 2050

Researchers: 100 Percent Green Energy Possible By 2050


"There are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources," said author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, saying it is only a question of "whether we have the societal and political will."

Why are We 'Irrational': The Path from Neoclassical to Behavioral Economics 2.0

Why are We 'Irrational': The Path from Neoclassical to Behavioral Economics 2.0

A little bit of evolutionary argument that behavioral illogic makes plenty of sense - we are heuristic beings, not optimizers.

Opinions | Meteuphoric

Opinions | Meteuphoric

I like Katja's approach. Perhaps I'll adopt similar style if I blog more

Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds

Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds

a toy for generating “word clouds”

This is a news website article about a scientific finding | Martin Robbins | Science | guardian.co.uk

This is a news website article about a scientific finding | Martin Robbins | Science | guardian.co.uk

excellent satire on science writing.

How to Form a Philosophy - wikiHow

How to Form a Philosophy - wikiHow

Developing a personal philosophy

Paul Graham’s advice

Edge: JONATHAN HAIDT: The New Science of Morality

Edge: JONATHAN HAIDT: The New Science of Morality

How to revive virtue ethics and get away from the systemization and non-empathy of the post-Enlightenment...

Big Questions Online

Big Questions Online

Reasonably decent discussions of difficult issues.

You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart

a blog devoted to self delusion and irrational thinking.

There’s a lot of research out there suggesting you have no idea why you act or think the way you do.

It feels awful to accept such things, so you create narratives to explain your own feelings and behavior.

Rationalizing, redacting and reinterpreting alters your memories, making something you experienced a few hours ago get replayed with new details you fabricated.

this blog should promote discourse and provoke thought. Do your own research.

What Is a Philosopher? - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

What Is a Philosopher? - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

the philosopher is the person who has time or who takes time.

Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | Video on TED.com

Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | Video on TED.com

There are some ways to teach math that actually work.

We should support these.

Longform.org

Longform.org

Actual reporting with analysis & synthesis!

Technology Review: TR10

Technology Review: TR10

the 10 most important emerging technologies likely to change the world

Ben Casnocha: The Blog: What Makes Something Interesting?

Ben Casnocha: The Blog: What Makes Something Interesting?

Discussion plus links in comments. Meta ideas about "interestingness", "happiness", "wisdom vs intelligence". I intend to explore this link a bit more...

The Technium: 1,000 True Fans

The Technium: 1,000 True Fans

Micro success: all a creative needs are 1000 direct true fans to make a basic living.

How to Solve a Rubik's Cube (Easy Move Notation) (with pictures) - wikiHow

How to Solve a Rubik's Cube (Easy Move Notation) (with pictures) - wikiHow

This is the 30th anniversary of the cube! My dad loved to play with it and figured out a number of algorithms. This article has a guaranteed way to solve it that's fairly simple. It's not the fastest way but any cube can be solved by grinding it out by "layers"

Climate Change - Building a Green Economy - NYTimes.com

Climate Change - Building a Green Economy - NYTimes.com

Krugman with a pretty long and good article on economics of climate change.

Are We Zeroing In on the Hard Problem of Explaining Consciousness? | h Magazine

Are We Zeroing In on the Hard Problem of Explaining Consciousness? | h Magazine

Consciousness is the “hard problem” in mind science: explaining how the astonishing private world of consciousness emerges from neuronal activity... [there is growing] evidence for the “global workspace theory,” and may also offer clues to the “hard problem” of how patterns of electrical activity give rise to our complex internal lives.

Konczal Current State of Financial Reform.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Konczal Current State of Financial Reform.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Consumer Metrics Institute: Home of Daily Consumer Leading Indicators

Consumer Metrics Institute: Home of Daily Consumer Leading Indicators

A pretty good indicator. Unfortunately you need to join in order get the "best" stuff.

Rent capture through financial innovation | vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists

Rent capture through financial innovation | vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists

Randomness and God : The Frontal Cortex

Randomness and God : The Frontal Cortex

The Discovery of Global Warming - A History

The Discovery of Global Warming - A History

Much of what is known as well as acknowledgement of much of what is NOT known about global warming & related climate science.

Bottom line: pretty scary.

The Scientific Case for Modern Anthropogenic Global Warming - Monthly Review

The Scientific Case for Modern Anthropogenic Global Warming - Monthly Review

A reasonable essay on the science & models. I like the distillation into chunks with remarks on which are pretty well settled and which have significant room for scientific disagreement.