How Fairness Is Wired In The Brain -ScienceDaily.com
Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology have discovered that reason struggles with emotion to find equitable solutions, and have pinpointed the region of the brain where this takes place. The concept of fairness, they found, is processed in the insular cortex, or insula, which is [...]

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I happened on an article about black swans, as Nassim Taleb had recently been speaking at a CFA (Chartered Financial Androids) function and a reporter for the Financial Times was in attendance, blogging, not reporting, because as we all know the two are very different. I wondered with all the talk of recession, and [...]

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The market for collectibles related to the mysterious, mischievous,  and much maligned alcohol Absinthe is hot. An original Absinthe poster recently went for $18,000 on eBay. The antiques at Absinthe Originals, such as this original bistro match striker, are quite pleasing to the eye.
This one’s sold, but other equally hip items are available.
You don’t have [...]

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The computer model that once explained the British economy

A sensation when it was unveiled at the London School of Economics in 1949, the Phillips machine used hydraulics to model the workings of the British economy but now looks, at first glance, like the brainchild of a nutty professor.

Speaking of early computers I just happened [...]

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Venture Capital Wear

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Learning from our mistakes? Flies can do it. Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isn’t Better
It takes just 15 generations under these conditions for the flies to become genetically programmed to learn better. At the beginning of the experiment, the flies take many hours to learn the difference between the normal and quinine-spiked [...]

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Authentic Baseball Stadium Seat Cufflinks

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Legend of the Motorcycle: Pebble Beach without Posers
The weather remained cool and blustery, which for a classic British bike fan like myself only added to the atmosphere. Telling myself I was on the Isle of Man, not the Central California cost, was easy on the 40-degree golf course framed in gray-skies and crashing waves. [...]

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The more George Soros talks, the less people care what he thinks.

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The actual study is locked up in the vaults of academia, but here’s a few links.
Testosterone Levels Predict City Traders’ Profitability – Science Daily Stock Market Winners Get Big Payoff–In Testosterone – Scientific American Study: Testosterone Fuels Stock-Market Success – Fox News
Since few reporters and bloggers have actually been [...]

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