I recently came across an interesting article on the science of happiness in Harvard Magazine recounting the emergence … Continuer la lecture de « The Science of Happiness »

Reading the book, I felt like I was reading about the first two years of almost every startup … Continuer la lecture de « Inside Facebook is a fun, quick read that allows you to experience the startup spirit! »

The NY Times just published a great article called “Darwin’s God” discussing why people believe in God. It’s … Continuer la lecture de « Why people believe in God »

I have been a fan of Warren Buffet’s letter to his shareholders for many years. It is clear, … Continuer la lecture de « Warren Buffet’s 2006 Letter to his Shareholders »

Before I begin, let’s start with a few basic macro-economic foundations. A country can either control its interest … Continuer la lecture de « What’s going on in China: An introduction to macro-economics »

If you were an economist arriving from Mars and looked at capital flows around the world, you would … Continuer la lecture de « Macro Perspectives on Global Liquidity: How Chinese Farmers and Oil Sheiks are Subsidizing American Consumption and its Implications »

Global warming seems to be on the mind of many these days. There is no denying that the … Continuer la lecture de « A different perspective on global warming »

Entrepreneurs are often risk taking, adventurous individuals. Not surprisingly many of them try things like kite boarding, ice … Continuer la lecture de « Kite boarding and entrepreneurship »

A friend of mine just showed me this great video on Youtube about what Web 2.0 is all … Continuer la lecture de « Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us »

I love skiing and have skied at lots of places: Snowbird, Alta, Jackson Hole, Tahoe, Chamonix, Val d’Isère, … Continuer la lecture de « Heli-skiing is divine! »

As a self avowed gamer and gaming enthusiast with a true passion for games and clear game design … Continuer la lecture de « Why I don’t work in the gaming industry »

This time I am not blogging about how lucky I have been in the past but about how … Continuer la lecture de « It pays to be lucky – part 3 »

Recent scientific research suggests that good games improve players’ sense of well being by giving them feelings of … Continuer la lecture de « Games are good for you! »

“Having gone though two university departments, I was fairly cultivated, thanks also to my long inertia, which I … Continuer la lecture de « The thinker versus the doer »

As good as I can be at certain things, I have to admit that I have absolutely no … Continuer la lecture de « The Annotated Mona Lisa is a great introduction to art history! »