Why We Spend Coins Faster Than Bills "Denomination Effect – people were much more willing to spend the same sum of money if they had smaller denominations instead of one large bill." (tags: money economy behaviour shopping)

Running on empty "The current decade, however, has been characterised by an abrupt sense of deceleration. A thought experiment makes the point. Imagine going back 15 years in time to play records from the latest dance genres – dubstep, or funky, for example – to a fan of jungle. One can only conclude that they…

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Twenty Questions for the Fat Duck's Heston Blumenthal: (tags: food cooking gastronomy fatduck blumenthal)

Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world (tags: blackswan taleb capitalism bailout money economy) Warren Buffett's 1992 prediction of the decline of print and television. – By Jack Shafer – Slate Magazine "An economic franchise arises from a product or service that: (1) is needed or desired; (2) is thought by its customers to have…