Money and Finance
- Davos Man And His Defects
Thanks to Will for passing this along. THE two most popular words in the business lexicon are probably “global” and “leadership”. Put them together and people in suits start to salivate. That is perhaps why more than 1,000 corporate bosses are...
- Global Warming's Terrifying New Math
Found via Claire Barnes. This reminded me of some of Jeremy Grantham’s comments in his latest letter: “I used to think that “climate change” was a weak, evasive version of “global warming” but not anymore, for weather extremes – drought,...
- Richard Leakey: Evolution Debate Will Soon Be History
Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself. Sometime in the next 15 to 30 years, the Kenyan-born paleoanthropologist expects scientific discoveries will have accelerated to...
- Bill Gates: Building Better Bananas
Our foundation’s work around the world gives me opportunities to meet really smart, visionary people who are doing pioneering work in fields that I might not get a chance to learn much about otherwise. For example, in December Melinda and I went to...
- Lagarde Not 'terribly Positive' On Greek Progress (video)
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde discusses Greece's progress on structural overhauls and the role of the IMF in avoiding a default. She speaks with Maryam Nemazee and John Fraher on Bloomberg Television's...
Money and Finance
Bloomberg Calls for Tax on Carbon Emissions
Not really investment related, but a great speech by Michael Bloomberg:
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It’s time for America to re-establish its leadership on all issues of international importance, including climate change. Because if we are going to remain the world’s moral compass — a role that we played throughout the 20th century, not always perfectly, but pretty darn well — we need to regain our footing on the world stage. That means ending the “go-it-alone” approach to foreign affairs that has never served America well. It didn’t work in the 1920s, when we tried to isolate ourself from the world, and it hasn’t work in recent years, when we’ve tried to stand above it, pretending that vital international treaties can simply be ignored. The fight against global warming is a test of America’s leadership — and not just on the environment.
- Davos Man And His Defects
Thanks to Will for passing this along. THE two most popular words in the business lexicon are probably “global” and “leadership”. Put them together and people in suits start to salivate. That is perhaps why more than 1,000 corporate bosses are...
- Global Warming's Terrifying New Math
Found via Claire Barnes. This reminded me of some of Jeremy Grantham’s comments in his latest letter: “I used to think that “climate change” was a weak, evasive version of “global warming” but not anymore, for weather extremes – drought,...
- Richard Leakey: Evolution Debate Will Soon Be History
Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself. Sometime in the next 15 to 30 years, the Kenyan-born paleoanthropologist expects scientific discoveries will have accelerated to...
- Bill Gates: Building Better Bananas
Our foundation’s work around the world gives me opportunities to meet really smart, visionary people who are doing pioneering work in fields that I might not get a chance to learn much about otherwise. For example, in December Melinda and I went to...
- Lagarde Not 'terribly Positive' On Greek Progress (video)
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde discusses Greece's progress on structural overhauls and the role of the IMF in avoiding a default. She speaks with Maryam Nemazee and John Fraher on Bloomberg Television's...