It’s almost daily now that I hear some reference, whether from the Western Media or otherwise, to China or India. If you’re currently on a modest diet of TV and Web news, you are well aware that jobs in the U.S. are threatened by off-shoring, that China is rapidly becoming the world’s factory, and that [...]

A common phrase I’ve heard associated with Tyler Cowen’s new book Discover Your Inner Economist is Mind Grenade, and less than 50 pages in, it becomes clear why. Although I have yet to come across an explicit and concise definition of Mind Grenade, this phrase has undoubtedly been used heavily when talking about this book [...]

The Internet Archive (the one that brought us the Wayback Machine) wants to provide free access to a comprehensive selection of books online through a project called the Open Library. Right now the library’s collection is far from extensive, but the idea is promising, and the Internet Archive is a determined archiver, so here’s hoping [...]

During one of our firm meetings covering how globalization will impact our firm and our jobs over the next decade, this video was presented and it sparked some pretty interesting debate and discussion on how rising countries like China and India could potentially impact the way we do our jobs, how important education is and [...]

If I had one wish, it would be that I could learn at an incredible rate. The fulfillment of that one wish would solve so much, so fast. It would be incredibly gratifying to be able to fly through a dense book in 5 to 10 minutes and retain it all — or consume an [...]