Men wouldn't look at me when I was skinny. Surprising #vintage ad – things change. http://t.co/wbZOML4XX4—
This is stunning! (@thisisstunning) May 12, 2015
Weight control ads in days gone by
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
The revised Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: infotopia
The rise and fall of cosmetic surgery
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, gender Tags: cosmetic surgery, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
The rise and fall of cosmetic surgeries in the US: samuelwbennett.com/health/the-ris… #dataviz http://t.co/X4IaBgiFtT—
Randy Olson (@randal_olson) March 01, 2015
The media history of climate change scares
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, media bias
A lot of people stop using their Twitter account
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, Twitter
There was a Global Cooling scare in the 1970s
01 Jul 2015 4 Comments
in economic history, economics of media and culture, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, green rent seeking, Little ice age
Countries where you become a citizen just by being born there
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of media and culture, law and economics, politics Tags: citizenship
Countries where you become a citizen just by being born there.
Interesting difference between old and new world! http://t.co/DzsH64SAqa—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 31, 2015
1st 999 number introduced today 1937
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, law and economics Tags: British economy, crime and punishment, London
999 – World's first emergency telephone number – was introduced in London #OnThisDay 30 June 1937 #emergencyservices http://t.co/I4gbrwJ2Vp—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) June 30, 2014
Terrorist attacks and tourism
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, survivor principle, war and peace Tags: economics of tourism, war on terror
Daily chart: Tourist visits before and after African terror attacks econ.st/1JmvUN3 http://t.co/5nWKUQbey8—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 30, 2015
The power of prayer
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, economics of religion, health economics Tags: child health, child mortality, conjecture and refutation, modernity
Creative destruction in digital devices
29 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, technological progress Tags: creative destruction
Time spent per day on mobile digital media (2.8 hrs) now exceeds desktop (2.4) businessinsider.com/mary-meekers-2… @marymeeker http://t.co/XxCHNxLgUy—
Henry Blodget (@hblodget) May 28, 2015
What does Google auto complete say about your country?
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: Google
It seems about time to update this –> Google autocompletes for: “Why is [country] so…?” #Europe http://t.co/dU6WsB3D7H—
Randy Olson (@randal_olson) March 25, 2015
There is creative destruction in printers too
28 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
GRAPHIC: Why your middle-class salary is better than you might think
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog… http://t.co/vvRCo0PNel—
Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) June 15, 2015
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