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- Mathemagic by Arthur Benjamin TED Video
If you like maths or people being awesome with numbers, check out Arthur Benjamin over at TED Talks. He squares three digit numbers faster than calculators can, but most interesting was him ‘thinking out loud’ while squaring a five digit number - he seemed to use variables to store calculated values to come back to [...]
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:42:34 +0000 - The History of European and Arab Cities
Vox EU has an good read on the rise of cities in Europe and the Middle East. While European cities were independent powerful producers, Middle Eastern cities were often tied to the state and thus their fate was dependent on the state.
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:41:56 +0000 - Back from Geneva - Quick Report on Institutions in International Law
Well I’m now back from Geneva, arriving home at 6am last Thursday after more than 24 hours of travel. I was doing an awesome subject called Institutions in International Law with Dr Andrew Mitchell and Bruce Oswald from Melbourne University, and had an amazing two weeks visiting institutions and people and also having some great times [...]
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:46:30 +0000 - Chinese Olympian Waterworks
Things are getting ridiculous in China, what with the diversion of rivers, grabbing of water from farmers, and general carrying on for the Olympics. To put on a good face for the world Beijing is taking water from those that need it most, halving their incomes and remaking whole rivers. “The Olympics are the perfect [...]
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:14:04 +0000 - No need to fear emission flight
The Economist has a good article on the fear of companies fleeing countries that restrict carbon emissions to go to those that have more lax regulations. It concludes that as energy is often a tiny part of the overall cost of goods, the fear is generally unfounded.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:52 +0000 - India worried about EU carbon tax
India is worried about a potential EU carbon tax on imports. They say if bilateral talks fail they will take the dispute to the WTO under the “no less favourable treatment” provision. It seems the EU carbon import tax will only apply to certain “developed” countries, which seems a bit odd and provides a firmer [...]
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:16 +0000 - Issues as microcredit goes mainstream
Ryan Hahn over at PSD Blog raises some questions over the issues confronting microfinance as it goes mainstream and gets massive investment from the big banks. The increased competition may in fact have a deleterious effect on defaults.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:46:17 +0000 - Rodrik on free trade and prices
Dani Rodrik always provides a more nuanced view on issues. His post on free trade and its effect on prices is a good explanation of how trade works to lower and raise prices.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:51:46 +0000 - ITLOS money and cases
Can you believe it? Annual budget of 17 million euros, 21 judges, 15 cases over 12 years. ITLOS sounds like a great gig.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:49:25 +0000 - Domain name interesting fact
Foreign policy says that the the North Korean TLD .kp has only one site registered - the government run Naenara.
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:34:28 +0000
