Money and Finance
- Growth At Dirt Cheap Prices (gadcp)
From Modern Security Analysis:In GADCP, there is no emphasis on estimating future flows. Rather it is recognized that growth in common stock prices can come, and frequently does come, from sources other than corporate operations. Growth can come...
- The New Science Of Mind – By Eric Kandel
THESE days it is easy to get irritated with the exaggerated interpretations of brain imaging — for example, that a single fMRI scan can reveal our innermost feelings — and with inflated claims about our understanding of the biological basis of our...
- Flummoxed By Failure—or Focused?
Thanks to Will for passing this along. Many people think of intelligence as static: you are born with lots of brains, very few, or somewhere in between, and that quantum of intelligence largely determines how well you do in school and in life. The astrophysicist...
- Intelligence Squared Debate Series: Ban College Football
Malcolm Gladwell took part in the debate (he gives his initial remarks around the 11-minute mark). It isn't about making football illegal, but revolves more around some of the issues Gladwell discussed in THIS article. As Gladwell describes the debate:...
- Other Video Clips From Omaha
Here are a few seconds of video footage I took in Omaha not related to Berkshire Hathaway. I visited the zoo on Sunday morning. I'm not sure if this gorilla was playful or angry, but he sure knows how to entertain a crowd. .......................
Money and Finance
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis by Richards J. Heuer Jr.
Of the diverse problems that impede accurate intelligence analysis, those inherent in human mental processes are surely among the most important and most difficult to deal with. Intelligence analysis is fundamentally a mental process, but understanding this process is hindered by the lack of conscious awareness of the workings of our own minds.
- Growth At Dirt Cheap Prices (gadcp)
From Modern Security Analysis:In GADCP, there is no emphasis on estimating future flows. Rather it is recognized that growth in common stock prices can come, and frequently does come, from sources other than corporate operations. Growth can come...
- The New Science Of Mind – By Eric Kandel
THESE days it is easy to get irritated with the exaggerated interpretations of brain imaging — for example, that a single fMRI scan can reveal our innermost feelings — and with inflated claims about our understanding of the biological basis of our...
- Flummoxed By Failure—or Focused?
Thanks to Will for passing this along. Many people think of intelligence as static: you are born with lots of brains, very few, or somewhere in between, and that quantum of intelligence largely determines how well you do in school and in life. The astrophysicist...
- Intelligence Squared Debate Series: Ban College Football
Malcolm Gladwell took part in the debate (he gives his initial remarks around the 11-minute mark). It isn't about making football illegal, but revolves more around some of the issues Gladwell discussed in THIS article. As Gladwell describes the debate:...
- Other Video Clips From Omaha
Here are a few seconds of video footage I took in Omaha not related to Berkshire Hathaway. I visited the zoo on Sunday morning. I'm not sure if this gorilla was playful or angry, but he sure knows how to entertain a crowd. .......................