Bite-sized summaries of complex and currently relevant topics

Mar 13, 2017

How to Win Your March Madness Pool

March Madness, when everyone decides it would be fun to lose money to the random person who doesn’t even watch basketball and gets lucky every year. We prepare our brackets for the office March Madness pool with diligence, despite not really watching much of the…

Neil Devani

Jan 15, 2017

The most important things you need to know about Syria

Neil Devani

Dec 18, 2016

Corporate Taxes — How Does America Stack Up?

The Intro

We always hear that corporate taxes are too high, but also that major corporations are avoiding paying them. So what gives? This week we dive into corporate taxes, discussing how corporations are taxed and how…

Neil Devani

Dec 1, 2016

Fake News: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do About It

This post was originally intended to be a follow up on our post on taxes, how they work, and how the tax burden is distributed. We were going to discuss corporate taxes and the President-elect’s tax plans. However…

Neil Devani

Nov 22, 2016

Artificial Intelligence: What Even Is It?

This week we’re talking about artificial intelligence, or AI. AI is everywhere — President Obama is talking about it, it’s helping you get the best search results from Google, customizing Netflix and Facebook for you, even diagnosing skin conditions. So…

Neil Devani

Nov 14, 2016

How Much Are People Actually Paying in Taxes? Part I: Taxes and Equitability

If you read last week’s post on the Electoral College, skip to the next paragraph (and thank you!). If not, welcome! Not So Small Talk provides summaries and overviews on currently relevant topics in…

sumant yerramilly

Nov 7, 2016

The Electoral College — How It Works and Why It Matters

The Intro

When you vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton this year, you’re not actually voting for them. You’re actually voting for a party, which has a slate or group of “electors.”