The drought monitor is a map over time of drought conditions in the US. The towns of Braintree, Hull, and others have declared water emergencies for use of water in the home (not the silly emergencies around lawn watering), declaring that they have only a three month supply in their resevoirs. Notice on the map […]
Learning myths, and evolution were mentioned in earlier posts. I thought I would post some information on the variety of approaches to these subjects about people andpersonality traits. The study of personality includes multiple approaches to the question of who we are and how and why we are similar and different to other indivduals. Some […]
This is just a little visual fun. Think about that saying “a billion here, a billion there, soon you’re talking about real money”. Personally, I think visuals like this need to be circulated more frequently so that people have a better understanding when the government or business speaks dollar amounts. It might help them pause […]
Earlier this week Econlog and Marginal Revolution had a good discussion about an article byTerry J. Fitzgerald in the Minneapolis Fed Review. The article goes into a great deal of detail about the weak performance of average hourly earnings in recent years. One point in the discussion was the new experimental measure of average hourly […]
Hat tip to Thinkprogress for the transcript of a comment on Fox News about the California fires. Transcript:DOOCY: You’re looking live at pictures from San Diego — Santiago, CA, where the wildfires continue. We were talking earlier in today’s telecast with Adam Housley and apparently police officers in a hovering helicopter saw a guy starting […]
The Washington Post reports: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a flier to combat myths about the flu vaccine. It recited various commonly held views and labeled them either “true” or “false.” Among those identified as false were statements such as “The side effects are worse than the flu” and “Only […]
Earth Talk suggests a boring alternative to running headlong into “green” sales. Dear EarthTalk: Short of buying a new hybrid or other “green” car, are there ways I can make my existing vehicle more eco-friendly? I bought my car recently and am not quite ready to give it up. Choice of vehicle may well be […]
This concept of Comparative Advantage hits a big wall if we accept the World Bank’s study on what generates wealth. If comparative advantage is about what comes natural to a given nation, it has to include what the study referred to as natural capital. This is only 40% of the wealth generation for a poor […]
Business Wire reports: NEW YORK & BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)—-The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE:BSC) and CITIC Securities Co., Limited (SSE:600030), with unanimous approval from their respective Boards of Directors, today announced an agreement in principle to establish a comprehensive strategic alliance. This alliance will include sharing management expertise and technology to develop new capital markets products […]
The NYT reports: The World Trade Organization made a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to salvage stalled global trade talks by asking the United States and Europe to lower their barriers to farm imports in return for greater export access to India, Brazil and other developing countries. Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, […]