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8 Winning Ways to Think Like a Freak

Walter — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:07:35 +0000

How can we apply the science of economic and behavioural analysis to solve problems? Here are 8 winning ways to "Think Like a Freak" from Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's latest book.

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GE2015: Are Singaporeans better or worse off today?

Walter — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 02:37:06 +0000

How do the wages and costs of living for Singaporeans compare? Are we better off today than 5 or 10 years ago? Find out here.

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Anti-fragility – A Talk by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Walter — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:16:46 +0000

Gain insights from bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Anti-fragility, and learn how you can gain from volatility, stress and disorder.

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The Art of Thinking Clearly: Book Review

Walter — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:23:00 +0000

Wonder why you are making so many errors of judgement lately? Uncover the answers behind our thinking errors in my book review of the Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli.

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The Intention Economy: Book Review

Walter — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:12:00 +0000

“Caveat Venditor – Let the Seller Beware” So proclaimed Doc Searls in The Intention Economy: When Customers Take Charge. Co-author of the legendary The Cluetrain Manifesto, Searls’ main thesis is that customers – like markets – should be free. According to Searls, empowered customers should not be shackled to the chains of big business like […]

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Adapt by Tim Harford: A Book Review

Walter — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:12:00 +0000

“Undercover Economist” Tim Harford’s latest book Adapt – Why Success Always Starts with Failure blends economics, psychology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology to explain why trial and error is preferred over grand strategic plans. Touted as “Britain’s Malcolm Gladwell”, Harford’s central thesis is that countries, companies and individuals should embrace an evolutionary and empirical approach in […]

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Superfreakonomics: Book Review

Walter — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:59:00 +0000

Creators of the highly popular book Freakonomics, hosts of the Freakonomics radio podcasts, University of Chicago economist Steven D. Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner join forces yet again in Superfreakonomics. Written in the same fast-paced and witty style, the authors combed through prodigious scientific and research data to present findings that […]

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The Royal Wedding’s Mind Boggling Numbers

Walter — Sun, 01 May 2011 23:18:00 +0000

Prince William and Catherine Middleton now known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Courtesy of The British Monarchy) By now, possibly every man, woman and child with media access would have read, viewed or heard about the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Many die-hard romantics around the world would have […]

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Freakonomics is Freaky Fun!

Walter — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:43:00 +0000

Want to know why drug dealers live with their mothers? Curious to uncover what dishonest schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How about discovering the perfect panacea for parenthood? The answers to all the above and more are found in Freakonomics, a wacky, wicked but wise (grounded in robust research, according to the authors) […]

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Are We Living in a Flat, Spiky or Curved World?

Walter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:39:00 +0000

The world is flat, spiky or curved, depending on which urban development guru you asked. How should we prepare for the coming future age?

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