My publisher, the wise people at Wiley, have a new e-book line called Dummies in a Day. To promote them, they are holding a $500 giveaway. I don’t have ebooks included, as I’m not sure I have any topics that could be learned in a day. But while you are over at Dummies.com, you could… [Read More]
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Marriage Markets
I’ve always loved demography. It came into play back into my health-care analyst days, and it is probably the most significant factor in the global economy right now. On Friday, I was in Chengdu’s Peoples Park. It’s delightful, with a mix of monuments, snack vendors, garden paths, and a lake where you can rent rowboats…. [Read More]
Camera Conundrum
For a while now, I’ve wanted to learn photography. I figure that I have editors who might be willing to buy some photos from me, depending on the story, and that the experience of a visual practice would be a good contrast with writing. I have a fancy camera (bought second-hand from Adorama), and I… [Read More]
Singing in Bars
In Asia,people sing in bars, and not just karaoke. Yes, I’m generalizing broadly, but I’ve decided that it’s a good idea to have a song ready to go when my hosts expect me to take a turn. It is: “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”. which is easy to sing and is a traditional… [Read More]
Intellectual Property in Emerging Markets
I’m teaching in China now, which is an intellectual property free-for-all. My students are using photocopied textbooks, and bootleg DVDs are for sale everywhere – one of my colleagues found Men in Black 3 already, which is a little disturbing. A few years ago, I attended a conference on investing in India, held at the… [Read More]
