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By Yoram|2021-05-19T01:13:01-06:00November 10th, 2009|Blog|0 Comments
  • Pigs Prove to Be Smart, if Not Vain: “I look at the pig as a great animal model for human lifestyle diseases,” he said. “Pigs like to lie around, they like to drink if given the chance, they’ll smoke and watch TV.”
  • Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash
  • Elizabeth Kolbert harshes on Superfreakonomics.
  • Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays. There are economists who study virtual worlds too!
  • Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally: the tragedy of the commons, both modern and ancient. “A team of British archaeologists described in a groundbreaking study this month how the Nazca, who etched their lines in the desert a thousand years before the arrival of the Spanish, induced an environmental catastrophe by clearing the huarango to plant crops like cotton and maize, exposing the landscape to desert winds, erosion and floods.”
  • Supply-Side Ideas, Turned Upside Down, by Greg Mankiw. See also his accompanying blog post.
  • Paranoia Strikes Deep. Having just spent 30 minutes on a radio interview with callers convinced that global warming was a fraud, I have some first-hand understanding here.
  • Paul Krugman Versus Matt Taibbi on gaming the carbon market.
  • Is There Any Hope for Agreement at Copenhagen? Not much, in my opinion.
  • Robert Rines, Inventor and Monster Hunter, Dies at 87. That would be the Loch Ness Monster!
  • Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%. The NYT also has this impressive interactive graphic.
  • Can Eventbrite Shine in Ticketmaster’s World?
  • Democrats Push Climate Bill Through Panel Without G.O.P. Debate
  • Money Issues That Can Test Even a Rock-Solid Marriage
  • Obamacare’s nasty surprise: Fewer insured, higher costs might be the result, by Martin Feldstein.

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