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Originally posted on prior probability:
This song is about a lost love, but for me, I always think of Cuba, the magical island of my ancestors, whenever I listen to this beautiful song because my long lost love is Cuba…

Alternative Title: Preview of Class #8 (Part 2) In my previous post, I referred to Ronald Coase’s classic paper “The Problem of Social Cost” and introduced the nucleus of the so-called “Coase Theorem.” Here, I will discuss its philosophical implications. … Continue reading →

Let’s take a break from the mystery of Adam Smith’s love life in order to preview our next “Advanced Topics” class (BUL5332), which is devoted to something called “the Coase theorem”–named after the late great English economist and legal theorist … Continue reading →

Note: This blog post is from my latest paper/work-in-progress: “A Short History of Adam Smith in Love.” There is yet another significant clue regarding Adam Smith’s love life, a third piece of primary evidence. The source of this particular piece … Continue reading →

In addition to Professor Dugald Stewart’s footnote, which we saw in our previous post, the next piece of relevant evidence relating to Adam Smith’s love life consists of a private letter dated July 14, 1794. This letter is addressed to … Continue reading →

Note: This blog post is from my most recent work-in-progress “A Short History of Adam Smith in Love.” The earliest published account of Adam Smith’s love life appears in Smith’s first biography, which was written by his academic colleague and … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered why the great Adam Smith never married or if he ever fell in love? I shared the abstract of my lastest paper about this enigma in my previous post. In fact, the available evidence, though meager, … Continue reading →

That is the subject of my latest paper, the full title of which is “A Footnote to the History of Sublimation? A Short History of Adam Smith in Love.” Update (10/29): I once again made additional revisions to my abstract … Continue reading →

For your viewing pleasure, pictured below are two sample screenshots taken from 100,000 Stars, a simple but sophisticated website containing a comprehensive and interactive three-dimensional visualization of our nearest 119,617 stars! More details about this beautiful galactic project are available … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OU8unx3-0 To celebrate our impending “200,000th hit” (see the counter on the right side of the desktop version of our blog), we are sharing this fun rendition of “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind, and Fire.…