There are several great con jobs that come in the form of economic theory. The greatest, and possibly most devastating in terms of damage, is the theory that markets are …
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Technology advances and, despite the fact we don’t live in utopia, the world is a better place today. We tend to romanticize the “good old days” but few would be …
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One of the tricks that magicians use is called misdirection. They use the motion of one hand to distract from the other hand making the switch. Misdirection capitalizes on the …
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Imagine sitting down to your computer or swiping your phone and discovering a message that says if you want your files back then send bitcoins to a complicated looking address. …
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One of the classic Monty Python skits is a customer returning a dead parrot and the shopkeeper insisting that the bird is not dead but only asleep. It’s hard not …
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The U.S. woke up to stunning news this morning on the east coast when the Leave side pulled out a surprise victory in Britain’s vote to exit the European Union. …
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One of the puzzling aspects to the recovery since the Great Recession is that U.S. manufacturing has ticked up but U.S. manufacturing jobs have not. The prime example of why …
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On June 23rd Britons head to the polls to vote on whether to stay in the European Union or cut loose and go their own way economically. In reality this …
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These days if Donald Trump has a tremor, the GOP dives under a desk. The relationship between Republicans and the presumptive nominee and de facto head of the Republican party …
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As computer aided design becomes more precise and technology advances, we’ve approached the point that we can consider deliberate applications of technology to improve the human body. Up to now …