Archive for May, 2008



Pangea Day

In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim was awarded the TED Prize. Each TED Prize winner is allowed to ask for one wish and TED will leverage the power of the attendees to make the wish come true (pretty cool, huh?)
Jehane’s wish - “I wish to bring the world together for one day a year through the […]

The Positive Energy of Erik Stuart

Erik Stuart - wonderful friend and former colleague, logic personified, and master (or to be more exact, doctor) of all things economics - is blogging!
Erik is one of those rare guys with whom you can have an incredible discussion on any topic. He’s articulate, thoughtful and extremely insightful. He has the added advantage of being […]

On wanting and happiness

Once our choice set has been expanded to include things that we never dreamed of that are gloriously better than what we have, it’s very tough for us to be content with the things that used to give us pleasure.
While the article is about real estate in Manhattan, the statement holds true for most things […]

Suleman from Britain’s Got Talent

Bloody brilliant.

Hat tip: striker