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Music for Airports
“My favorite is Music for Airports. It’s an oldie but a goodie. Most people rate Another Green World, but I just love the Ambient Star.”
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Tim Harford
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I think people underrate stories, even when the story is used to convey a complex piece of information.
“I think people underrate stories, even when the story is used to convey a complex piece of information.”
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” The nature of what popular economics is has changed, but the politicization, as well, of everything puts economist in a difficult position because, as any scientist who’s written about climate change or vaccines will tell you, people love scientists until they get into politically controversial territory.
“” The nature of what popular economics is has changed, but the politicization, as well, of everything puts economist in a difficult position because, as any scientist who’s written about climate change or vaccines will tell you, people love scientists until they get into politically controversial territory.”
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” Of course, they say it was great because it’s difficult to get onstage and give a talk, and no one’s going to say, “Actually, you sucked.
“” Of course, they say it was great because it’s difficult to get onstage and give a talk, and no one’s going to say, “Actually, you sucked.”
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A panel is almost always terrible, and the panel is terrible because people tend to agree with each other, and they don’t feel they’ve got permission to disagree even if they do disagree.
“A panel is almost always terrible, and the panel is terrible because people tend to agree with each other, and they don’t feel they’ve got permission to disagree even if they do disagree.”
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I’ve never seen any research into this, so it should be something that one could test empirically. But as an introvert, I love public speaking because I like being alone, and you’re never more alone than when you’re on the stage.
“I’ve never seen any research into this, so it should be something that one could test empirically. But as an introvert, I love public speaking because I like being alone, and you’re never more alone than when you’re on the stage.”
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Now, they will lie, and the whole point is to be called on it because you want to have an argument about that rather than arguments about something else.
“Now, they will lie, and the whole point is to be called on it because you want to have an argument about that rather than arguments about something else.”
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