Most of you have probably guessed that I am a decently big fan of Facebook, and I do have to admit that I appreciate the ability to passively keep tabs on my friends. (Dear friends: I stalk your profiles all the time, so it’s not like I don’t care, I’m just sometimes too [...]
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Graphic Content: The Facebook Economy…
August 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments
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Graphic Content: Hey Brett Favre, There’s An App For That…
August 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Behavioral Econ · Decision Making · Graphic Content · Sports
From Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational:
You might remember reading in Predictably Irrational that it turns out that when we are choosing between two or more very similar options, we tend NOT to take into account the consequences of not deciding. For example, in the parable of the donkey, the unfortunate creature is placed in [...]
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Graphic Content: Sex Facts And Game Theory, For Economists Who Do It With Models…
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments
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I couldn’t resist:
Via: Medical Billing and Coding Salary
Now, these are just random statistics, which doesn’t, technically speaking, count as economics. Therefore, I present as a relevant follow up Hugo Mialon’s talk on the economics of faking ecstasy:
Well this just brings the concept of games in relationships to a whole other level. =P [...]
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Graphic Content: Beatles Evolution, As Told Through Hairstyles…
July 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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My friend Sean sent me the following infographic, from FlowingData:
Obviously, I like the Beatles, since, well, I’m not dead inside. (On a related note, I find Beatles Rock Band to be quite soothing after a long day.) I’m also nerdy enough to fascinated by how certain people and groups become part of what [...]
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Graphic Content: What Are We Eating?
July 22nd, 2010 · 8 Comments
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I figured this was appropriate given the recent post on mandatory calorie information. Via Visual Economics:
I feel like there needs to be a bacon category in there somewhere.
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