"Everything reminds Milton of the money supply. Well, everything reminds me of sex, but I keep it out of the paper," wrote Nobel prize-winning economist Robert Solow in 1966 about Milton Friedman, another Nobel laureate economist, the father of monetarism. 🙂 Everything reminds me of India's failed education system -- and by extension -- the … Continue reading The Fabulous $10 Indian Government Laptop
Month: July 2008
The PickensPlan
You've got to hand it to the Americans -- they think big. Thinking big is the first step to doing big things. There too they are no slouches. Both in terms of good and bad, they do think and do big things. The modern world you and I inhabit (and it is important to remember … Continue reading The PickensPlan
Earthquake in Pune
This morning around 12:40 AM, I am sure there was an earthquake around Pune -- the building shook for about 10 seconds. Having lived for decades in the San Francisco Bay area, on and around dozens of faults (San Andreas, Hayward, etc) and having been through dozens of quakes, including one of the biggest (the … Continue reading Earthquake in Pune
Penn and Teller on Climate Change and Global Warming
I admire Penn and Teller. They are sensible, forthright, articulate, and most of all very entertaining. So here's an episode of their "Bullshit" series from 2003. It is about the hysterical reactions of some to the matter of global warming and climate change. http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=8917946,t=1,mt=video Penn and Teller - Bullshit! - Environmental Hysteria
Urbanization and Development of India
The following is an article by me that appeared in ISB's in-house magazine insight June 2008 issue. There is a definite positive relationship between the size of the habitation and the productivity of the population." The full article is below. Urbanization and Development of India Atanu Dey Economic growth and development is intimately connected with … Continue reading Urbanization and Development of India
Blaming the victims
The news of death and destruction from terrorism has become somewhat of a routine. The politicians make inane statements about how all this is most lamentable and aside from telling people to "maintain peace and quiet" they appear to go about their business as usual. The reactions from various quarters are predictable from past experience. … Continue reading Blaming the victims
No true terrorist acts
The Hindu reports that an official of the "Indian Union Muslim League has asked the media and public to not to brand the perpetrators of the deed as Muslims." "I appeal to the media and the public not to brand the perpetrators of the Bangalore blasts as Muslims," State president of IUML K M Khader … Continue reading No true terrorist acts
