Here’s a book that captures them all in one net. Beautiful Game Theory: How Soccer Can Help Economics
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Inflation and “quality”
We need to adjust prices for the “quality” of the goods, or more generally for the goods’ features. My own work in this are has been on hard disk drives, in Ruebeck (2002, 2005). Marketplace has a series on inflation,…
Salmon and inflation
This is part of a series on inflation. The price of smoked salmon hasn’t swum upstream (Marketplace) Of course, what we’re asking when we “adjust for inflation” is how prices have changed relate to an average. (That average is weighted…
Diversity, who thinks it’s a good idea?
Google thinks it’s a good idea, that’s who. Google explores why everyone is a little bit racist (Marketplace) India evidently thinks so, too. Women are the face of India’s Mars mission, but they’re still the exception (PRI) (As featured by…
Stand-up desk, really?
Really? The desks are $5,720 to $15,830. A Standing Desk Ups Office Ergonomics Here’s another answer. Standing (xkcd)
Brazil, Germany, and the spaces of soccer
Lots to think about here when pondering the individual and the group — far beyond just Brazil v. Germany. Baseball or Soccer (NYTimes, Brooks) Misunderstood neo-classic economics, in this vein, is when people explain soccer while thinking it can be…
A sequence out of Africa, in a cruciverbalist way
Solving an older puzzle today, with a nice mathematical twist. August 11, 2011 (Play online) or in .puz format (both require subscription) Here’s the commentary from Deb Amlen and the constructor, Peter Lewis. Thursday: Totally Baked (NYTimes) That leads to…
Ana Ng – TMBG
Recent take on the song TMBG Puppets Shoot ANA NG (Vimeo) and the video it’s taken from. The Might Be Giants – Ana Ng (You Tube)
History of the gas tax
On its anniversary (as reported by Marketplace among their factoids on Friday) When did the Federal Government begin collecting the gas tax? (Federal Hwy Administration)
Cap and Trade news mid-2014
Good news from the states, or at least most of them. States Say Cutting Down On Carbon Was Easier Than Expected (NPR) Once again, the way forward often involves the middle ground Conservatives, Environmentalists Found Common Ground In Cap And Trade (NPR)…