The Struggle for Survival is an Incredible Waste of Time
What is the creeping menace shown in the haunted chart below? It’s the amount of high frequency trading in the stock market from the beginning of time January 2007 through January 2012… Each color stands for a different U.S. stock … Read More
As a counterpoint to Olympic medal counts, see how the nations of the world stack up in terms of innovation and, crowd-favorite, GDP per capita: From the GII release: For the second year running, Switzerland, Sweden, and Singapore lead in … Read More
Take a closer look at the David Rumsey Map Collection. [via Collograph]
The good news is Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) is not running for re-election this year. The bad news is he is still a senator until then. The worst news is that he is about to waste a couple minutes of your … Read More
All hands on deck! Only one month left to use the season as an excuse to get out of working so much. Tired of the calendar on your wall?! Print a pdf of August (as seen above) to upgrade your … Read More
After yesterday’s post about breaking up the banks and The Newsroom’s mention of U.S. economic performance under Glass-Steagall, Ape Con Myth decided to dust off The Tao Jones data set and take another look at the full history of the … Read More
Former Citigroup CEO Sanford “Sandy” Weill has ruffled some feathers by suggesting that we should break up the big banks, separating investment banking from commercial banking as was the law under the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act. It’s definitely an interesting idea … Read More
Answer to the question at 3:55, among other things… I have no point of view. As for example now, see I couldn’t possibly have a point of view, I’m just moving around and picking up information from many directions. No, … Read More
Meanwhile, in Greenland… [U.S. Drought Monitor; NASA – Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt]
If you’re feeling full of life, it might be because on a cellular level your own cells are outnumbered 10-to-1 by microorganisms inside your body. We know some are keeping us healthy and others are making us sick, but the … Read More
Of humanity’s 40 attempts to explore Mars to date, the success rate has been a disappointing 50%, which has prompted some to wonder if there is a space monster out there with a taste for probes. Decide for yourself with … Read More