As I’m very busy at the present time, this is not going to be a full-blown blog post. I would just like to share with our readers some very interesting videos that I’ve come across recently.
Firstly, a fascinating one hour talk talk by Andy Thomson in which he explains some of the powerful psychological mechanisms [...]
A comment posted in response to my previous article for Gibburt, contained a reference to the excellent TED talk of psychologist Barry Schwarz. This presentation touched upon a few critical issues regarding how we deal with our daily choices. Especially the mentioned phenomenon of self-blame intrigued me and convinced me to write a Gibburt article about it.
When it comes to the current financial crisis, one thing that has really struck me is just how readily and insouciantly many in positions of authority have performed an ideological u-turn. Bankers and businessmen suddenly started calling for more market regulation, previously staunchly neoliberal governments were happy to oblige, and Karl Marx, whom until recently [...]
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