The topology of nonsense and quackery
05 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: conjecture and refutation, pseudoscience, quackery
Twitter is growing faster than Facebook, relatively speaking
05 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, Facebook, Twitter
Palm Reading explained
05 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, health economics Tags: Palm Reading, quackery
The ethnic groups of the Middle East
05 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, economics of religion Tags: Middle-East politics
More and more employees have rules about not been a dork online
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice, property rights Tags: employment law
A lot of people look up their health on their smartphones, suspiciously so
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economics of information, economics of media and culture Tags: marketing research, response bias, statistical bias, survey bias
When I studied marketing research as a undergraduate, I studied television watching habits. None of the people we interviewed would admit watching the most popular programs including the soapies. Seeing us in our bright red University of Tasmania blazers at Salamanca Place in Hobart, they all said they watched the news and documentaries. That taught me a bit about response bias in marketing that stays with me to this day.
Evolution explained
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture Tags: conjecture and refutation, DNA evolution, evolution
Creative destruction in advertising revenue
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, environmental economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, economics of advertising, entrepreneurial alertness, Google, legacy media, markets selection, The meaning of competition
The University of the Internet summed up
03 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, environmental economics Tags: conjecture and refutation, information overload, infotopia
Peaches after 6000 in years of genetic modification
02 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, environmental economics, health economics Tags: agricultural economics, Anti-Science left, GMOs, Leftover Left, quackery
The essence of media bias in America
02 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, politics - USA Tags: media bias
The robots are coming, the robots are coming – but Japanese ATMs work only 9-5
02 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, survivor principle
…the number of people using the ATMs after normal business hours (particularly in more rural areas) is not enough to offset the cost of running the ATMs. Banks are businesses, too, after all, so they’re looking to make a profit. If the ATMs aren’t bringing in any money – or, are in fact losing money through the expense of keeping them open for longer hours – the banks would, naturally, shut them down to avoid that extra expense.
via The Japanese Way: ATMs with 9-5 jobs | Wide Island View.
The science news cycle
02 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture Tags: conjecture and refutation, conspiracy theories, infotainment, infotopia, media buyers
The average pub must stay open late in Washington State
01 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: alcohol regulation, UFOs
#Dailychart: Happy World UFO day! See here econ.st/1yQUYHs for best time and locations to spot flying saucers http://t.co/CxcUOT6OIJ—
The Economist (@ECONdailycharts) July 02, 2014

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