The stand-up economist: sh*t happens
The latest from the excellent Yoram Bauman. Do check out his cartoon guides to economics.
Tim Harford
The Undercover Economist
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RSA Event video: Why success always starts with failure
The RSA have edited highlights of my talk on Monday, introducing some of the ideas behind “Adapt”.
Three things you need to know about failure
It’s “Adapt: The Movie.” Well, almost.
“Adapt” is being published in the US this week, so here’s a sneak preview of some of the ideas.
Keynes vs Hayek Round 2
I know a lot of you have been waiting for this – the “Fight of the Century” between Keynes and Hayek, and congratulations to John Papola and Russ Roberts for transforming the way economics is communicated:
Personally I prefer the first video, “Fear the Boom and Bust”:
Funnier, and the Hayekian sympathies of its creators are conveyed with a bit more subtlety. Nevertheless the world of economics communication is a better place with these rapping titans in it.
Your thoughts?
Penn and Teller on risk
Emphatically not safe for work, but something of a modern classic, recommended to me by one of the UK’s most eminent medical statisticians…
The cult of statistical significance
Steve Ziliak, haiku economist and co-author of The Cult of Statistical Significance, points me to this geeky but splendid video about a much-misunderstood subject:
Steve’s a guest on this week’s More or Less. Here’s an earlier piece about his work, although I am worried that I may have got some of the technical details wrong.
Management Lessons from the War in Iraq
My talk at TEDx Warwick is now online – a sneak preview of Chapter Two of Adapt.
“Are the economists on drugs too?”
If you enjoyed today’s Outside Edge from a rationally alcoholic tramp, you may enjoy my lunch interview with Gary Becker, Nobel laureate and co-founder of the theory of rational addiction.
And here’s a more subversive take on the theory – not safe for work:
A new “Dear Undercover Economist” video
Marketplace worked with me to produce this video about the economics of signalling in the workplace. They did a fantastic job, and you even get to hear my David Attenborough impression. The video is loosely based on one of the Dear Economist letters. Enjoy!
