The essence of anthropology
24 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles, personnel economics Tags: academic bias, anthropology, Noble Savage, technological diffusion, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
When tea houses were dens of inequity
23 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation Tags: meddlesome preferences, nanny state
Each time has its own fear of the new.
18th century warning from England(!) regarding tea bit.ly/1K8zect http://t.co/DAJLJBQdfS—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) September 09, 2015
That’s why there’s a husband’s chair in every quality women’s shop
19 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, economics of media and culture, television Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, marriage and divorce, search and matching, The battle of the sexes, The Simpsons
Behind on my homeopathic blogging
18 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of information, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, health economics Tags: consumer fraud, homeopathy, quackery, Quacks
Creative destruction in newspapers
17 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
Creative destruction in Twitter
17 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, Twitter
2015 has not been a particularly good year for Twitter. Will share prices go further down? econ.st/1PfOAmW http://t.co/ME1RbnlmNE—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 14, 2015
Our interactive chart explains why Twitter remains a minnow in the tech industry econ.st/1LkhVqi http://t.co/sCQWStMEC3—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 14, 2015
Oppressed by randomness
16 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
Twitter and the fraying of civilisation
16 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture Tags: economics of language, network goods, Twitter
The paleo diet explained
15 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: dietary fads, food snobs
Cell phones are conquering Africa
14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, cell phones, technology diffusion
Africa is more connected than ever, with a record 84 cell phone subscriptions per 100 people. buff.ly/1L4Daw8 http://t.co/GkqcKAUPmW—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) October 06, 2015
Why are we still calling them phones?
14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, smart phones
Why are we still calling them phones? qz.com/509442 http://t.co/mIqCVnsyrY—
Quartz (@qz) September 26, 2015
50 years of creative destruction in desktops
13 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: creative destruction, desktops, entrepreneurial alertness, innovation
Computers in 1964 vs. 2014: buff.ly/1NoBa3N http://t.co/4MFBCyk1D3—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 28, 2015
Internet usage by education
11 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: creative destruction, Internet
In 2000, 19% of those with less than a high school degree used the internet. Today, 66% do. pewrsr.ch/1KKtgUH http://t.co/smUEDFRs34—
PewResearch Internet (@pewinternet) September 26, 2015
An interactive map of Shakesphere’s London
10 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: London, Shakespeare
An interactive map of Shakesphere's London via @CityLab mapoflondon.uvic.ca/dev/agas.htm | http://t.co/4eJncdCj7L—
Charts and Maps (@ChartsandMaps) April 12, 2015


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