Neuroeconomics
Neuroeconomics
Jul 24th 2008 | NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition
From The Economist print edition
A new school of economists is controversially turning to neuroscience to improve the dismal science
Improve your negotiation skills
It seems empathy is not a good thing when it comes to negotiations…
Inside a deal
May 1st 2008
From The Economist print edition
It pays to get inside your opponents’ heads rather than their hearts
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The science of religion
The science of religion
Mar 19th 2008
From The Economist print edition
From The Economist print edition
Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter
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Market boom/bust cycles are men’s fault
…well, actually, it’s the testosterone… from BBC News, and below it, TIME Magazine’s take on it:
Hormones ‘may fuel market crises’
Hormone surges among City traders could be partly responsible for driving “boom and bust” economics, say researchers. Read more »
Linking population growth and violence
Young, alive but not very heaven
Jan 31st 2008
From The Economist print edition
Quick tempers come with quick population growth
Boss’ looks determines performance
Hmm… hiring based on your mugshot — can it be far behind? I am waiting from someone to debunk this…
I picked up an old book on phrenology at a garage sale, thinking it was a great joke. Maybe not?
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Physiognomy and success
Face value
Jan 24th 2008
From The Economist print edition
What the boss looks like determines how he performs
Monkey, Business
Book review from the New York Times — sounds interesting.
MONKEY, BUSINESS
FOR A BETTER ECONOMY, WE NEED TO FIGHT OUR BETTER INSTINCTS
Origins of money
10.01.1998
The Cradle of Cash
When money arose in the ancient cities of Mesopotamia, it profoundly and permanently changed civilization.
Investing or on game shows, humans act irrationally
From the Investment Executive’s December 2007 edition:
Take a big risk, add a big reward and mix with optimism
Game-show contestants display the same, unfathomable behaviour as investment decision-makers
Success Depends on Others Failing
From an evolutionary point of view, it makes sense to devote just enough energy to become ‘better’ than your peers, so seeing others fail would be a good way of gauging the energy you need to ‘win’.
The interesting conclusion from this is that all humans can never be happy at the same time. Blows the idea of paradise to bits.
From TIME Magazine.
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Although it started out as a means of practising expressing myself, this blog is turning out to be more of a compendium of interesting information I come across. One of these days I’ll have to actually write something as opposed to cut and paste. 
