Links

·         Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: No Such Thing as Risk? - July 30, 2012 http://bit.ly/Q9yZps

·         A modest proposal: Treat banks like tobacco companies http://bit.ly/M8oNIQ

·         When Craigslist Blocks Innovations - Disruptions - NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/Q9z6kZ

·         Neuroscience and Moral Responsibility http://bit.ly/Q9z4JH

·         Income Inequality Killed The Music Business | The Big Picture http://bit.ly/LXilZG

 

London Olympics opening ceremony(chart]

 

Via: Reuters       

FW: Wait – The Useful Art of Procrastination

Feed: The Big Picture
Posted on: Sunday, July 29, 2012 9:43 PM
Author: Barry Ritholtz
Subject: Wait – The Useful Art of Procrastination

 

Frank Partnoy ex-Wall Street derivative trader and self-confessed procrastinator, reveals the science behind our decision-making disasters and successes, and argues that decisions of all kinds, whether 'snap' or long-term, benefit from being made at the last possible moment. Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2012/wait-the-useful-art-o… Our events are made possible with the support of our Fellowship. Support us by donating or applying to become a Fellow.

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Stormy weather and CPG sales[chart]

Via: Nielsen

Links

• How to Write http://nyti.ms/QNQhtF
• Is Algebra Necessary? http://nyti.ms/LZgDST 
• Banks Are The “Achilles’ Heel of Capitalism” http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/07/banks-achilles-heel-of-capitalism/ … 
• The Social Century: 100 Years of Talking, Watching, Reading and Writing in America - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic http://bit.ly/Q2xp8T 
• "Be a surfer. Watch the ocean. Figure out where the big waves are breaking and adjust accordingly." @37signals 
• I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present. — W. Somerset Maugham #quotes 
• 2012 Canada International Childrens Art Festival pic.twitter.com/JiHaglzo 
• Mad Descent? pic.twitter.com/jr3zlpSs
•  First-Year Analyst Dress Code - Finance and Accounting Jobs News and Advice http://bit.ly/LWcr6n 
• Ackman Protege Ferguson to Leave Pershing to Start Fund - Businessweek http://bit.ly/PSsDuF 
• East River Monster Pictures - Business Insider http://bit.ly/LT0zCj 
• Checklist of Errors | The Big Picture http://bit.ly/PNoAQi 
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The shared experience of absurdity

Links

• 43 Signs That The London Olympics Will Be Remembered As A Complete Disaster - Business Insiderhttp://bit.ly/PCtAqR
• This Ex-IMF Economist Probably Won't Be Asking Christine Lagarde For A Recommendation - Business Insider http://bit.ly/LJUmNr
• The Evolution of the Web http://bit.ly/LIUW9H
• Here Are 20 Mathematicians Responsible For The Modern World - Business Insiderhttp://bit.ly/PymSSx
• The 11 Leadership Secrets You've Never Heard About - Forbes http://bit.ly/Lx9ON0
• The Lure of the Fairy Tale : The New Yorkerhttp://bit.ly/LCa1cQ

Finding the story inside the painting

via: TED

BEERMARKET[infographic]

via: reuters

HIV in America

Via: Reuters