“Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain’t so.” – Mark Twain Professor Damodarn has written up a great post about academia. He readily admits that academia is not the “truth seeking” profession that is idealized in movies and television (and indeed in academia!). Instead, he…
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Before I came to graduate school, I had this grand picture. Here was an institute dedicated to the advancement of science and knowledge. Researchers fervently working on the fringe of human knowledge in their particular subject matter. Every topic somehow contributing to this grand scheme called human progress. It’s funny how we like to idealize…
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Alan Greenspan has taken a lot of flak for his policies on reduced regulation and low interest rates during his tenure as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. In particular they are blaming policies that were enacted under his tenure for directly causing the financial crisis. I personally think he did a pretty good job…