By Steven E Worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? Yes—but don’t be cowed by talk of calamity. … Continuă lectura „All Hail the Fed: why to be skeptical about the priciest bailout ever”

By Stacie Rabinowitz So I mentioned to Fabrice that I had been explaining credit default swaps to a … Continuă lectura „Credit Default Swaps”

There is a great series of interviews on the topic of happiness on Ted.com. Check them out at: … Continuă lectura „What Makes Us Happy?”

Tropic Thunder is very funny! Given my travels in the past month, I am falling a bit behind … Continuă lectura „Tropic Thunder is very funny!”

It will never displace traditional news, but Twitter is excellent for confirming earthquakes and other disasters, natural and … Continuă lectura „Interesting unforeseen application of social networks”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are privately owned and run government sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Fannie Mae was founded … Continuă lectura „Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac: How we got here and what to do next”

While I was disappointed with the graphics and the multiplayer play, I really loved the depth of the … Continuă lectura „I just finished Grand Theft Auto 4!”

I had the pleasure of organizing a redux of my last entrepreneur dinner in Paris in September 2006. … Continuă lectura „French Entrepreneur Dinner”

Dan Ariely shares with his readers the results of dozens of experiments where he tested people’s decision making … Continuă lectura „Predictably Irrational is fascinating”

When a friend of mine gave me this book saying I would love it, I was a bit … Continuă lectura „Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda by Roger Vadim is surprisingly entertaining”

I expected a book in the line of Freakonomics or The Undercover Economist and the first chapter brilliantly … Continuă lectura „Discover Your Inner Economist is disappointing”

I am extremely blessed to be spending my summer vacation in a gorgeous setting in a very expensive … Continuă lectura „The Life Philosophy of Money”

S-a acceptat pe scară largă faptul că creierul și corpul nostru sunt din plastic. Putem să le modelăm … Continuă lectura „Plasticitatea personalității și puterea extroversiunii”

Tell No One is a fantastic French thriller playing in select theaters in the US. Francois Cluzet plays … Continuă lectura „Tell No One is the French Fugitive”

By Stephan Trano A few years ago, while working on one of my books, I asked my close … Continuă lectura „A second with Fabrice”