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	<title>Alphaverse.com&#187; Collapse of Society</title>
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		<title>Over 66.000 civilian deaths exposed in WikiLeaks’ Iraq docs</title>
		<link>http://www.alphaverse.com/over-60-000-civilian-deaths-exposed-in-wikileaks%e2%80%99-iraq-docs/2010/10</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the insurgency raged in Iraq, U.S. troops struggling to fight a shadowy enemy killed civilians, witnessed their Iraqi partners abuse detainees and labored to reduce Iran’s influence over the fighting. None of these phenomena are unfamiliar to observers of the Iraq war. But this afternoon, the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks released a trove of nearly 392,000 U.S. [...]
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		<title>SimoleonSense Reviews Mobs, Messiahs, &amp; Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.alphaverse.com/simoleonsense-reviews-mobs-messiahs-markets/2009/11</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Long Tailor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been meaning to blog about this book for awhile &#8211; the time has come. Judging by the cover and existing reviews, I thought this book would be a typical collection of  financial manias and panics. Fortunately, I got more than I bargained for; the book I would argue is written exclusively for contrarians  and [...]
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		<title>Is Honesty A Conscious Decision?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fellows over at The Situationist blog have found another interesting read (via Seed Magazine). This article is about honesty &#38; whether being honest is a conscious decision. I think the scientists behind these experiments need to add more participants to future studies. I suggest the following  opposing participants; Buffett &#38; Madoff. Click Here To [...]
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		<title>Less Is More: Accuracy vs Prediction In Modeling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting paper on the trade offs between accuracy and precision in modeling (think excel)! Click Here To Download Less Is More: Accuracy vs Prediction In Modeling Introduction (By Susan Bachman, Coral Pipeline, &#38; Marry Goodreau Stoner Associates Inc) As computers have increased in speed and capacity, pipeline modeling software has kept pace. Modelers can simulate [...]
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		<title>Give Reform A Bit Of A Nudge (a la Thaler)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>[Oh No!] Five Myths About Our Land of Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder what Buffett would think about this&#8230;.Makes me think of the Ovarian Lottery Click Here For An Expanded Version of 5 Myths About Our Land Of Opportunity Introduction (Via Brookings) Americans have always believed that their country is unique in providing the opportunity to get ahead. Just combine hard work with a bit of [...]
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		<title>Jim Chanos Presentation: Ten Lessons from the Financial Crisis that investors will soon forget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Video: Bribing vs. signalling &#8211; Marketplace Dept. of Behavioral Economics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Complexity In Financial Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of talk on complexity &#38; financial markets -this paper does the topic justice. Click Here To Learn About Complexity &#38; Financial Markets Abstract (Via Markus K. Brunnermeier &#38;  Martin Oehmke) Should we regulate complex securities, subject them to an FDA-style approval process, or limit who can invest in them? To answer [...]
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		<title>Lessons from a Faraway land: The effect of spatial distance on creative cognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve blogged about this before, but I figure I should link to the appropriate study. Key concept:  When a creative task is portrayed as originating from far rather than a close location&#8230;we provide more creative responses. Click Here To Read About: Lessons from a Faraway land: The effect of spatial distance on creative cognition Abstract [...]
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		<title>Crisis Compels Economists To Reach for New Paradigm! Meet Professor, Geanakoplos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Warning: Your Brain Is Killing America’s Capitalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Long Tailor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very interesting review of &#8220;This time is Different: Eight Centuries Of Financial Folly&#8221; I&#8217;m currently reading this book and I can&#8217;t praise it enough. Click Here To Read: Warning: Your Brain Is Killing America&#8217;s Capitalism Subheading: (Via Marketwatch) Recovery? New bull market? Yes, yes, get your money out of the mattress, out of CDs and [...]
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		<title>Black Swans, complexity, financial collapse etc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 10:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hyperborean</dc:creator>
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		<title>Shooting at Sarajevo… obviously, a collective delusion constructed by ‘The Turks’!?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hyperborean</dc:creator>
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