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Lesson 0 (law & ethics)
This semester, we are teaching a large undergraduate course (as well as an honors section) on “the legal and ethical environment of business.” Specifically, we are using the founding of Facebook–as depicted in the book “The Accidental Billionaires” and in … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Law
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What is art? (Ptolemaic edition)
We recently visited the Tampa Museum of Art with our eldest (Adela) and youngest (Adys) daughters. This Ptolemaic piece was our favorite work of art from the museum’s modest collection, but what makes any given object a “work of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History
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Mind game …
… or the illusion of motion (via Cliff Pickover)
Posted in Art, Paradoxes
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Do you prefer people or solitude?
This map purports to show the most populous counties in the United States: half of the U.S. population lives in the red counties; the other half lives in the orange counties. (Hat tip: Conrad Hackett.)
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Powerball is a scam
Critical thinking question: If lotteries weren’t a State-run monopoly, would such scams have been shut down long ago under State and federal consumer protection laws? (Mathematical table above via Business Insider.)
Posted in Lotteries, Probability
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Applied game theory (A9 chip edition)
Successful firms tend to employ a wide variety of creative strategies for maintaining their “competitive advantage,” i.e. their dominance in a given market without running afoul of antitrust or unfair competition laws. Apple’s A9 chip for the iPhone 6 is … Continue reading
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The evolution of public law (cannabis edition)
Critical thinking question: Are the drug-policy preferences of the “median voter” in Texas different from those of the median voter in Colorado, or are these legal/policy differences the result of some failure of the political process in those States … Continue reading
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Happy Three Kings Day
Fray Nicolás Borrás, The Adoration of the Magi
Posted in Culture, History
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prior probability 