Long Live Maggie!

I have always loved Maggie Thatcher. As a kid, even before I knew what privatisation, economic conservatism or trade unions meant, I loved her. She wore royal blue most of the time, had magnificent blond hair and looked as if she could kick a 200 pound guy’s arse.
Just realised it’s been over 30 years since [...]

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Pure Reason is a Disease.

Why it’s important to think about thinking.

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Yay!

One of my favourite columnists, Tim Harford, would be at St Andrews tomorrow. I really wish that I had gotten around to reading his new book, The Logic Of Life, so I could get more out of the talk (I presume that he’s on a book promo tour).
Oh well, it should still be pretty damn [...]

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So very painful, this.

Guy : Maximising our utility from this meeting would result in…
Girl : FOCs?
Guy : Let me get our coats!
[P.S. May I remind you that it's unethical to groan at jokes conceived during revision! ]

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Babajob – An Innovation Extraordinaire.

“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought ” – Albert von Szent Gyorgy.

Very recently I came across an article which made me recall the Nobel laureate’s words. The article dealt with an internet innovation in India which aims to be a job portal for members of the lower [...]

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Cool Econometrica!

Econometrics Song!
A few days ago, our absolute favorite lecturer sent us a an e-mail with the above link.
Needless to say, he teaches us Econometrics and he’s also the most entertaining lecturer at the School. Hmm…just a case of chance correlation?In any case, Econometrics has, so far, been extremely good for my soul. Too bad it’s [...]

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