Do Markets “React” to Economic News? Monday, September 16th, 2013 One doesn’t have to be a strict methodological individualist to appreciate that collectives don’t think, act, and choose. Yet one of the standard tropes of financial journalism is the idea that the stock market, like your broker or your Aunt Sally, “reacts” to this or that bit of economic news. Of course, this is all pure invention on the part of the reporter. But the stock market as a whole doesn’t work this way. So please, can we stop taking such pronouncements seriously?
List of memory biases In psychology and cognitive science, a memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled at all, or the amount of time it takes for it to be recalled, or both), or that alters the content of a reported memory. There are many different types of memory biases, including: See also[edit] [edit] ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Schacter, Daniel L. (1999). "The Seven Sins of Memory: Insights From Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience". References[edit] Greenwald, A. (1980). sortirdefacebook | Enjeux et alternatives d'une sortie de facebook.
Go Fund Yourself: Sam Phillips Talks About Subscriptions, Crowdfunding, And Why We Still Need Corporations "It's easy to change your name but hard to change your life," sings Sam Phillips in the song "Pretty Time Bomb," one of 10 slices of hard fought wisdom from her just released album, Push Any Button. And Phillips should know a thing or two about change, her career path is a textbook story of change and reinvention, factors she has continued to embrace since was signed to Christen label Myrrh in 1983, under her given name, Leslie Phillips. Since then, she has skittered along from major labels to indie labels before arriving at her present status as a self-sustaining hands-on artist with no outside label support. "It's a good place to be," Phillips proclaims over the phone from her Los Angeles home, "or at least a place to try and get to, it's more of a goal!" In 1987, two major changes occurred; she met T Bone Burnett and began recording as Sam Phillips to delineate her split with the Christian pop industry. Demonstrated here: [Image: Flickr users Sascha Kohlmann, z-428, Jeff Blum]
Slashdot : les choses qui comptent La finance islamique est-elle vraiment si différente ? Les stéréotypes sur la finance islamique sont légion. Pourtant, il s'agit une finance qui se veut ouverte à tous les acteurs. La doctrine musulmane, de même que la philosophie libérale, incite à l'entrepreneuriat, au commerce, et encourage le profit. Cet article est publié avec l'aimable autorisation de l'auteur. La finance islamique est née et s’est développée dans les pays musulmans du Golfe et de l’Asie du Sud-Est depuis près de 40 ans. 1. Cette articulation particulière entre finance et religion qui caractérise la finance islamique est à l’origine du développement de produits spécifiques.
What Old Family Photo Albums Teach Us About Creativity Once upon a time, the average life was documented in about eight or nine photo albums. For some people now, that same number of photos might equal a week's worth of Instagrams. The old-fashioned family album is a dying art form that Erik Kessels--artist, designer, photographer, and founder of agency KesselsKramer--aims to translate for a 21st Century audience with his exhibition "Album Beauty," now showing at Les Rencontres d’Arles in France. "Creativity in general doesn't come from perfection, it comes more from imperfection." After years of combing flea markets for discarded family albums from decades past, the taps are running dry as the transition to digitize our lives continues. Visitors are meant to feel as though they're walking through a photo album, with enlarged photos from Kessels collection, interactive albums, and other photo props used to bring the original photos to life. These anonymous momentos inspire Kessels for a number of reasons.
Accueil - LinuxFr.org How to Write A "Simpsons" Episode, According to Original Show Writer Al Jean The landscape of animated television shows has shifted dramatically since 1989, when The Simpsons debuted. Perhaps the most significant change, though, is the sheer breadth of animated programming currently on the air. These shows were once something of an anomaly, but now television has become a cartoony utopia--with room for wildly divergent tones all around. Amazingly enough, the show that made television safe for this kaleidoscopic range of styles is still on the air all these years later. The Simpsons is unique among cartoons, television shows, and entertainment as a whole. Along with comedy partner Mike Reiss, Al Jean was the first writer hired for The Simpsons, when the show branched out from its humble beginnings as a bit on The Tracey Ullman Show. Considering his key contributions when the show was first finding its rhythms, as well his work with the current incarnation, perhaps nobody is more familiar with the writing on The Simpsons than Al Jean. No Formula Keeping It Real-ish
Are Star Performers The Only Employees Who Matter? "Someone who is exceptional in their role is not just a little better than someone who is pretty good," Mark Zuckerberg famously said. "They are 100 times better." And then Marc Andreesen: "The gap between what a highly productive person can do and what an average person can do is getting bigger and bigger," he told author Bill Taylor. But as the ever-prescient Priceonomics blog notes, it ain't just coding that skews so exceptionally. A Necessary Elitism? You may be aware of the Pareto Principle: the oft-cited postulate that you get 80% of your value from 20% of your resources--it's the organizing force behind Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour franchise, a way by which you can shave away the unnecessary in your work, exercise, or cooking. But as researchers Herman Aguinis and Ernest O’Boyle Jr. have found, star performers--who account for four-fifths of a company's output--cut across fields. Why we don't get taught this stuff If you went to business school, the Pareto was probably left out.
How Three Non-Designers Made The Most Beautiful Weather App We've Ever Seen ⚙ Co How do three young guys, none of them designers, turn out a webapp described at launch as "beautiful," having an "elegant look and silky smooth performance," feeling "exactly like a native application," and having "web app developers drooling"? And can they repeat that success with new ventures in adjacent fields? The way two of the guys behind Forecast tell it, they started by "cheating until it worked," and by "it," they mean everything: design, function, usability. The three guys, in their 20s at the time, knew exactly what they wanted, but didn't have anyone around to convince them theirs was the wrong way, or too much work, or not modern enough. In Troy, NY, you can achieve that kind of isolated focus. Troy is where the three met up, after attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, working jobs in game and web development, and deciding to team up on a project to solve the founder's inspirational problem: having no idea when it would start or stop raining, exactly.
The Science Behind What Naps Do For Your Brain--And Why You Should Have One Today I’m a big fan of afternoon naps. In fact, I was super excited when I joined Buffer to hear that the team is pro-napping. It’s not every day you come across a company that’s open to letting employees take a snooze whenever they want one. Naps aren’t for everyone, though. I’ve heard lots of people say naps don’t make them feel better, so I wanted to explore how naps affect your brain and whether they really are good for you or not. How sleep affects us Better sleeping is known to provide lots of health benefits. Someone who is severely sleep deprived is in fact as attentive and awake as you are. The benefits of napping Studies of napping have shown improvement in cognitive function, creative thinking, and memory performance. The idea that we should sleep in eight-hour chunks is relatively recent. Naps can even have a physical benefit. Memory Naps have been shown to benefit the learning process, helping us take in and retain information better. Learning The lead researcher, Dr. Dr. 1. 2. Dr.