Catastrophic risks differ in terms of their natural or human origins, their possible amplification by human behaviors, and the…
There is a lot of enthusiasm for the GOP presidential debate tonight. It’s on CNN at 8pm. The topic: National security and foreign policy…
For two years, Europe’s political, business, and press elites have produced disastrous diagnoses and even more disastrous prescriptions for…
This past Sunday's "60 Minutes" and the latest issue of Newsweek bring back to the fore the complicated issue of money and politics. Both…
Amidst the welter of election results from voting yesterday, two conclusions seem pretty clear:
First, an ancient rule of American…
Financial, managerial, and medical decisions often involve alternatives whose possible outcomes have uncertain probabilities. In contrast…
In both Europe and the United States, the current public debt woes are attributable to mistakes made by political leaders going back more…
Background: Recent evidence suggests that individual variation in risk taking is partly due to genetic factors.
Methodology/Principal…
The ‘People Factor’ is a fundamental value system that focuses on motivating every worker by recognising the importance of his or her…
Pressure is mounting on Republicans to address spreading public protests against Wall Street. How they answer could shape the political…