Constant Education

"I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." ~Abraham Lincoln

Friday, June 24, 2011

Da Hayek-Keynes Rap, Part II

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Back in early 2010, Russ Roberts and producer John Papola introduced to the world of free education a fantastic economics video-clip . The v...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Khan Academy (Or How Free Constant Education is Miraculous)

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Once upon a time there were some kids that needed to improve their algebra skills. They asked their cousin, an MIT major in math and compute...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

Human Capital

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Gary Becker, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, won the Nobel Prize in 1992 thanks to his work on human capital. The idea ...
Monday, January 31, 2011

Why Read?

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The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa gives a great answer. Read it in English or Spanish , or watch it in Span...
Friday, December 3, 2010

What I Call Progress

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Hans Rosling, the creator of " Gapminder ", has given us another superb stats-based presentation. This time , Mr. Rosling shows us...
Monday, November 8, 2010

The Economist's Global Debt Clock

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For those of us that sport a healthy dose of masochism in our everyday life The Economist magazine brings us the Global Debt Clock . The int...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Annoying Book Reviewer Cliches

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An oldie but goodie piece of advice from The Examiner's Michelle Kerns. Her advice is a compelling tour de force that describes with nu...
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Tomas Mandl
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