January 2010
119 posts
“Patent advocates tell me how important patents are for the biotech and life...”
– Brad Feld
This is funny - you have to read it for yourself... →
“The conquerors may have said that they were acting in the name of God, but...”
– Robert Kiyosaki
“Other studies have associated divorce with increased rates of cancer, stroke,...”
– Michael Noer
“When the labor specialization in a marriage decreases—if, for example,...”
– Dr. G. Becker
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Professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann at Davos: Asia... →
“For the price Newton had to pay for being a supreme intellect was that he was...”
– Aldous Huxley
“Protectionism and the future of capitalism are definitely interlinked. Unless...”
– Jean-Pierre Lehmann
“2008 saw a financial crisis, 2009 an economic crisis, in 2010 there could be a...”
– Professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann
Davos: The Future Of Capitalism Is At Stake by... →
“Life is short. And uncertain. It is like a drop of water skittering around on a...”
– Professor Srikumar Rao
“Build an alternate reality that contradicts a mental model and try living it for...”
– Prof Srikumar Rao
WatchOur Universe - cute video
Stanley Feld Explaining How He Played a Role In... →
Utopian Pessimist Calls on Radical Tech to Save... →
“People take it for granted that their retirement funds can earn 8.5 percent a...”
– Peter Thiel
“The only way to escape a looming social crisis is to revive the science fiction...”
– Peter Thiel
Clues on the Banks that will be affected by the...
“Lawyer: My Client would like to remind the court that he is very rich. Mr Burns:...”
– Simpson’s episode entitled Bart Gets Run Over By A Car
Oil windfalls and living standards: New evidence... →
ADARC's Fight to Develop an Antibody to use in the... →
Nuno Fernandes: Bank bonus cuts - a big Mistake →
“In politics like religion, power lay in certainty, and one man’s certainty...”
– Barack Obama
“Following his landslide victory, Obama came in with an unabashedly moderate to...”
– Jack Denfeld Wood
Article By Professor Jack Wood: Some Reflections... →
“In my experience, data crowds out faith. And without faith, it’s hard to...”
– Sethela Godin
“Profits don’t come from transactions, they come from people and...”
– Jabu Mabuza
T Boone Pickens's On 'Oil Independence'
In his Bloomberg interview today with Ms. Scarlet Fu, Messr. T. Boone Pickens mentioned the following interesting facts:
If the 8 million trucks in the US switched to natural gas, and stopped operating on diesel, US demand for oil would fall by 50% to 2.5 million barrels per day from a current demand of 5 million barrels per day.
The US currently imports oil from countries that are on the US...
“We are going to see encouragement, not only of high output agriculture, you will...”
– Sean Rickard
“It is calculated that in 2007 bio fuels production in America took about 70...”
– Séan Rickard
“Why you should treat your MBA recruits well: A recruiter from a top investment...”
– Rahul Bajaj
“School is a great place to figure out what you want to do with your life.”
– David Lieb
“Have an external energy auditor or volunteer analyze your team, department or...”
– Corey Billington
“There needs to be a change in common perception that energy will always be there...”
– Corey Billington
“It is of our opinion that business needs to start preparing for future energy...”
– Corey Billington
“The US is responding to Middle East energy security concerns by funding the...”
– Corey Billington
Article on 'SECURING YOUR LONG-TERM ENERGY SUPPLY' →
From IMD’s World Competitiveness Report:
How to profit from this information: Generally, you can go long on the currencies of the top 9 and short the currencies of the bottom 5.
“The most difficult part of getting things done, in business as in life, is...”
“To prove to yourself that you are still alive and kicking, you need to stay...”
“In China, the only way to change your destiny is through education.”
– Yang Gao
“We received the clear message that what we can get from our MBA is going to be...”
– Fernando Trolia Slamic
“You’ve been rubbing my nose in it since I got here! Your family is better...”
– Homer Simpson
“Do you know how much it costs for one to run for governor? Its much more than an...”
– Montgomery Burns
“As technological advance and economic growth have made all advanced countries...”
– Greg Mankiw
“Mandated holidays can explain 80 percent of the difference in weeks worked...”
– Alberto Alesina, Edward Glaeser, and Bruce Sacerdote
Why a Bank Tax Is Necessary →
“One thing we have learned over the past couple years is that Washington is not...”
– Greg Mankiw
The Truth About Health Care: Greg Mankiw's 2007... →