Daily Archives: July 10, 2015

TED: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong

In my personal experience with family addiction, there is much truth in this talk. What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, … Continue reading

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Record oil supply still pumping

Oppenheimer & Co.’s Fadel Gheit discusses the collapse in oil prices and the probable impact of lifting sanctions on Iran. Here is a direct video link.

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Xie explains the ‘immature’ madness of Chinese markets

China is a particularly garish example of central planning and finance theory gone completely bonkers, but it is also a study of human behavior and prominent thinking in varying degrees, everywhere today. Andy Xie is a rare economist: schooled and … Continue reading

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