The fragile “wisdom” of crowds

Why prediction markets aren’t quite as amazing as economists once thought

A couple of years ago, prediction markets were all the rage. They seemed to provide a mechanism for pooling the wisdom of…

Why is Behavioural Economics completely bogus?

The BBC’s Horizon programme presented a friendly introduction to the world of…

The physics of finance? 

What this is about

This collection explores modern research that is helping to transform economics and finance, especially through inspiration coming from physics and the other natural sciences. If traditional economics has emphasized…

Should You Start Being A Skill Hacker Today?

A Discussion on the Future of Work

Democracy? That WAS a nice experiment

Why democracy is heading for extinction… get ready for elite economic domination

If you grow up in the U.S., you hear from every direction — from the press, in school, from your…

Why Millennials Will Rule The World

Caution: Only For Those Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty

The problem with Bitcoin

Topics don’t get much hotter than virtual currency Bitcoin, but there’s a…

Why A Higher Minimum Wage Will Result In Higher Unemployment When the Economy is Out of Recession

Ronald Reagan Would Save Detroit

Two days before the speech, the city of Detroit had suffered through the hottest day of the year. It…