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Nuclear Weapons Proliferation in the Next Decade
by Peter R. LavoyThe intensification of the Iranian and North Korean nuclear crises has created new fears that deteriorating security conditions in the Middle East, Northeast Asia, and other regions will lead additional countries to seek their own nuclear arsenals in the years to come. This special issue examines the factors that are likely to shape nuclear weapons proliferation over the next decade. The internationally recognized authors of this issue, many of whom are prominent scholars and others of whom have held influential governmental positions with responsibility for countering nuclear proliferation, bring to light the conditions and events that might drive new countries to pursue nuclear weapons; the indicators and cautionary signs that can provide early warning that a country is interested in building nuclear bombs; and the policy and military measures that can be adopted to prevent or at least dissuade new proliferators. The introductory chapter develops a novel analytical approach focusing on the role of nuclear myths and mythmakers and the subsequent chapters draw on this approach to help analysts better understand and policy makers better manage nuclear proliferation over the next ten years.
Nucleon, Inc.
by Gary P. PisanoNucleon is a small biotechnology company whose first potential product is about to enter clinical testing. Before Nucleon can begin clinical trials, however, its management must decide how and where to manufacture the product. Three options are being contemplated: 1) build an in-house pilot plant, 2) contract production to a third-party, 3) license the development, manufacturing, and marketing rights to a corporate partner. Allows discussion of a number of manufacturing strategy issues relevant to R&D-intensive entrepreneurial firms. A key issue is the strategic value of in-house manufacturing to a company that competes largely on very distinctive and specialized R&D capabilities.
Nucor at a Crossroads
by Pankaj Ghemawat Henricus J. StanderNucor is a minimill deciding whether to spend a significant fraction of its net worth on a commercially unproven technology in order to penetrate a large but hitherto inaccessible segment of the steel market. This case is an integrative one designed to facilitate full-blown analysis of a strategic investment decision.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (The Storrs Lectures Ser.)
by Cass R. Sunstein Richard H. ThalerFor fans of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, a revelatory new look at how we make decisions More than 750,000 copies sold A New York Times bestsellerAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Book of the YearNudge is about choices—how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioral science and economics, authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we make—ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources—and show us how sensible “choice architecture” can successfully nudge people toward the best decisions. In the tradition of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, Nudge is straightforward, informative, and entertaining—a must-read for anyone interested in our individual and collective well-being.
Nudge: The Final Edition (Routledge Advances In Behavioural Economics And Finance Ser.)
by Cass R. Sunstein Richard H. ThalerAn essential new edition―revised and updated from cover to cover―of one of the most important books of the last two decades, by Nobel Prize winner Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein* More than 2 million copies sold* New York Times bestsellerSince the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise to more than 400 &“nudge units&” in governments around the world and countless groups of behavioral scientists in every part of the economy. It has taught us how to use thoughtful &“choice architecture&”—a concept the authors invented—to help us make better decisions for ourselves, our families, and our society.Now, the authors have rewritten the book from cover to cover, making use of their experiences in and out of government over the past dozen years as well as an explosion of new research in numerous academic disciplines. To commit themselves to never undertaking this daunting task again, they are calling this the &“final edition.&” It offers a wealth of new insights, for both its avowed fans and newcomers to the field, about a wide variety of issues that we face in our daily lives—COVID-19, health, personal finance, retirement savings, credit card debt, home mortgages, medical care, organ donation, climate change, and &“sludge&” (paperwork and other nuisances we don&’t want, and that keep us from getting what we do want)—all while honoring one of the cardinal rules of nudging: make it fun!
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler Cass R. SunsteinEvery day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we all are susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder. Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving education, personal finance, health care, mortgages and credit cards, the family, and even the planet itself. Thaler and Sunstein invite the listener to enter an alternative world, one that takes our humanness as a given. They show that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society. Using colorful examples from the most important aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how thoughtful "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice. Nudgeoffers a unique new take-from neither the left nor the right-on many hot-button issues, for individuals and governments alike. This is one of the most engaging and provocative audio books to come along in many years.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, And Happiness
by Richard H. Thaler Cass R. SunsteinEvery day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we all are susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder. Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving education, personal finance, health care, mortgages and credit cards, the family, and even the planet itself. Thaler and Sunstein invite us to enter an alternative world, one that takes our humanness as a given. They show that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society. Using colorful examples from the most important aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how thoughtful "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice.
Nudge, Test, and Escalate Gradually: Problem-Solving Strategies for Quiet Leaders
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.In fluid situations with many contingencies, successful leadership depends on learning and taking the right small steps. This chapter examines how quiet leaders gradually get a sense of the flow of events, hazards to be avoided, and opportunities they can exploit by testing, probing, and experimenting.
Nudge Theory in Action
by Sherzod AbdukadirovThis collection challenges the popular but abstract concept of nudging, demonstrating the real-world application of behavioral economics in policy-making and technology. Groundbreaking and practical, it considers the existing political incentives and regulatory institutions that shape the environment in which behavioral policy-making occurs, as well as alternatives to government nudges already provided by the market. The contributions discuss the use of regulations and technology to help consumers overcome their behavioral biases and make better choices, considering the ethical questions of government and market nudges and the uncertainty inherent in designing effective nudges. Four case studies - on weight loss, energy efficiency, consumer finance, and health care - put the discussion of the efficiency of nudges into concrete, recognizable terms. A must-read for researchers studying the public policy applications of behavioral economics, this book will also appeal to practicing lawmakers and regulators.
Nudging
by Riccardo VialeHow &“nudges&” by government can empower citizens without manipulating their preferences or exploiting their biases.We&’re all familiar with the idea of &“nudging&”—using behavioral mechanisms to encourage people to make certain choices—popularized by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein in their bestselling 2008 book Nudge. This approach, also known as &“libertarian paternalism,&” goes beyond typical programs that simply provide information and incentives; nudges can range from automatic enrollment in a pension plan to flu-shot scheduling. In Nudging, Riccardo Viale explores the evolution of nudging and proposes new approaches that would empower citizens without manipulating them paternalistically. He shows that we can use the tools of the behavioral sciences without abandoning the principle of conscious decision-making. Viale discusses the work of Herbert Simon, Gerd Gigerenzer, Daniel Kahneman, and Amos Tversky that laid the foundation of behavioral economics, describes how policy makers have sought to help people avoid bad decisions, offers examples of effective nudging, and considers how to nudge the nudgers. How can we tell good nudges from bad nudges? Viale explains that good nudges help us avoid bias and encourage deliberate decision making; bad nudges, on the other hand, use bias to nudge people unconsciously into unintentional behaviors. Bad nudges attempt to compel decisions based on economic rationality. Good nudges encourage decisions based on a pragmatic, adaptive, ecological kind of rationality. Policy makers should take note.
Nudging für ein gesundes Unternehmen: Endlich erfolgreiche Gesundheitsförderung am Arbeitsplatz mit dem AEIOU-Modell (essentials)
by Mathias KrisamSie sind aktiv in der betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung und stehen vor der Herausforderung, dass Ihre Maßnahmen Ihre Zielgruppe nicht im gewünschten Maße erreichen? Dann ist dieses Buch genau das richtige für Sie!Es bietet Ihnen einen schnellen Einstieg in das Thema Nudging zur Gesundheitsförderung am Arbeitsplatz. Sie erfahren die verhaltenswissenschaftlichen Hintergründe und Theorien des Nudgings und lernen anschaulich, wie Sie dieses erfolgreich zur Gesundheitsförderung einsetzen können. Sie werden in das Nudging-Modell AEIOU eingeführt, und Sie erhalten zahlreiche Nudging-Beispiele zu Bewegung, Ernährung, Entspannung, Tabakreduktion und digitaler Gesundheitsförderung. Starten Sie schon morgen mit der Entwicklung eines Nudging-Konzepts für Ihr Unternehmen!
Nudging Health: Health Law and Behavioral Economics
by I. Glenn Cohen, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Christopher T. RobertsonA deep look at the role of behavioral "nudges" for improving health.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLBehavioral nudges are everywhere: calorie counts on menus, automated text reminders to encourage medication adherence, a reminder bell when a driver’s seatbelt isn’t fastened. Designed to help people make better health choices, these reminders have become so commonplace that they often go unnoticed. In Nudging Health, forty-five experts in behavioral science and health policy from across academia, government, and private industry come together to explore whether and how these tools are effective in improving health outcomes.Behavioral science has swept the fields of economics and law through the study of nudges, cognitive biases, and decisional heuristics—but it has only recently begun to impact the conversation on health care. Nudging Health wrestles with some of the thorny philosophical issues, legal limits, and conceptual questions raised by behavioral science as applied to health law and policy. The volume frames the fundamental issues surrounding health nudges by addressing ethical questions. Does cost-sharing for health expenditures cause patients to make poor decisions? Is it right to make it difficult for people to opt out of having their organs harvested for donation when they die? Are behavioral nudges paternalistic? The contributors examine specific applications of behavioral science, including efforts to address health care costs, improve vaccination rates, and encourage better decision-making by physicians. They wrestle with questions regarding the doctor-patient relationship and defaults in healthcare while engaging with larger, timely questions of healthcare reform.Nudging Health is the first multi-voiced assessment of behavioral economics and health law to span such a wide array of issues—from the Affordable Care Act to prescription drugs.Contributors: David A. Asch, Jerry Avorn, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Alexander M. Capron, Niteesh K. Choudhry, I. Glenn Cohen, Sarah Conly, Gregory Curfman, Khaled El Emam, Barbara J. Evans, Nir Eyal, Andrea Freeman, Alan M. Garber, Jonathan Gingerich, Michael Hallsworth, Jim Hawkins, David Huffman, David A. Hyman, Julika Kaplan, Aaron S. Kesselheim, Nina A. Kohn, Russell Korobkin, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, Matthew J.B. Lawrence, George Loewenstein, Holly Fernandez Lynch, Ester Moher, Abigail R. Moncrieff, David Orentlicher, Manisha Padi, Christopher T. Robertson, Ameet Sarpatwari, Aditi P. Sen, Neel Shah, Zainab Shipchandler, Anna D. Sinaiko, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Cass R. Sunstein, Thomas S. Ulen, Kristen Underhill, Kevin G. Volpp, Mark D. White, David V. Yokum, Jennifer L. Zamzow, Richard J. Zeckhauser
Nudging - Possibilities, Limitations and Applications in European Law and Economics
by Klaus Mathis Avishalom TorThis anthology provides an in-depth analysis and discusses the issues surrounding nudging and its use in legislation, regulation, and policy making more generally. The 17 essays in this anthology provide startling insights into the multifaceted debate surrounding the use of nudges in European Law and Economics. Nudging is a tool aimed at altering people's behaviour in a predictable way without forbidding any option or significantly changing economic incentives. It can be used to help people make better decisions to influence human behaviour without forcing them because they can opt out. Its use has sparked lively debates in academia as well as in the public sphere. This book explores who decides which behaviour is desired. It looks at whether or not the state has sufficient information for debiasing, and if there are clear-cut boundaries between paternalism, manipulation and indoctrination. The first part of this anthology discusses the foundations of nudging theory and the problems associated, as well as outlining possible solutions to the problems raised. The second part is devoted to the wide scope of applications of nudges from contract law, tax law and health claim regulations, among others. This volume is a result of the flourishing annual Law and Economics Conference held at the law faculty of the University of Lucerne. The conferences have been instrumental in establishing a strong and ever-growing Law and Economics movement in Europe, providing unique insights in the challenges faced by Law and Economics when applied in European legal traditions.
La nueva edad oscura: La tecnología y el fin del futuro
by James BridleEntre tanto dato no contrastado, posverdad y fake news, este libro nos alerta y nos empuja a vislumbrar la verdad en esta nueva edad oscura de la información. Cuanto más aumenta la complejidad del mundo tecnológico, más disminuye nuestra comprensión de la realidad: la información que recibimos a diario está plagada de datos no contrastados, de posverdad, de teorías conspirativas... Todo esto nos convierte, cada vez más, en náufragos perdidos en un mar de especulación. James Bridle, el mediático tecnólogo y autor de estas páginas, nos advierte ante un futuro en el que la promesa contemporánea de un conocimiento brindado por la tecnología puede traernos justo lo contrario: una era de incertidumbre, algoritmos predictivos y minuciosos sistemas de vigilancia. Un libro magistral y aterrador que nos adentra en la inquietante tormenta que acecha el debate de las maravillas del mundo digital. Reseñas:«Espero los lectores no disfruten esta perceptiva y sugerente obra, sino que, más bien, sientan pavor.»Will Self, The Guardian «Bridle es un artista y escritor que debate sobre la relación entre tecnología, cultura y conciencia y cuya fama aumenta por momentos. Entre los temas alrededor de los cuales gira su arte están los drones y los coches automatizados. Su nuevo y ambicioso libro presenta cómo la era digital está modificando radicalmente los paradigmas de la experiencia humana.»The Guardian «La obra revela la forma en la que se nos tiene deliberadamente desinformados y cómo estamos adentrándonos de manera inconsciente en un futuro de vigilancia ininterrumpida que nubla nuestros sueños sobre las maravillas del mundo digital.»Financial Times «Un Orwell en la era de la tecnología.»Kirkus Reviews «James Bridle demuestraser un maestro a la hora de encontrar contradicciones en las tecnologías actuales. Este es un libro de extrema importancia en estos tiempos.»Bernard Hay, The Quietus «Un alarmante grito de guerra. El autor es extremadamente convincente al abogar por una interacción más informada con las tecnologías que hemos creado.»Ben Eastham, ArtReview «Una perspectiva firme y una provocación necesaria. Horroroso pero fascinante.»Jamie Bartlett, Spectator «Un libro tan original como provocador.»Pat Kane, New Scientist «Mi ejemplar de este libro está repleto de notas que se amontonan en los márgenes. Me siento como un estudiante de química orgánica que, abrumado, siente la necesidad de subrayarlo absolutamente todo: todo es importante y está conectado y, al mismo tiempo, el autor describe intencionadamente un mundo sin sentido. Denso, absorbente y convincente a más no poder.»Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Education«Este es uno de los libros más perturbadores y reveladores sobre Internet que he leído jamás, lo cual viene a ser lo mismo que decir que es uno de los libros más perturbadores y reveladores que he leído sobre el mundo contemporáneo.»New Yorker «Una tenebrosa puerta que se abre a una nueva era. Una obra escalofriante sobre la oscuridad del mundo digital y los peligros más imprevisibles e imparables que hemos traído al mundo desde el Proyecto Manhattan.»Vice
Nueva historia de las grandes crisis financieras: Una perspectiva global, 1873-2008
by Carlos MarichalCon el objeto de entender mejor la debacle contemporánea, este libroofrece un resumen de la historia de las mayores crisis financieras delpasado y de nuestra época. Entre mediados de septiembre y fines de octubre de 2008, las bolsas ylos sistemas bancarios e hipotecarios de los Estados Unidos sufrieron elefecto de un verdadero tsunami financiero. Siguió una cadena de pánicobursátil que se extendió a escala mundial y que ha sido considerada comola peor crisis financiera en ochenta años. No hay día que pase sin quese formulen nuevas preguntas en todo el mundo. ¿Son suficientes yadecuadas las medidas de rescate adoptadas por gobiernos y bancoscentrales en todo el planeta? ¿Cuáles fueron las causas de ese enormedescalabro? ¿Por qué no anticiparon los bancos centrales los peligros ypor qué no intentaron desinflar las inmensas burbujas financieras?Marichal familiariza al lector con los antecedentes históricos y con losprincipales detonantes de la tormenta que estalló en 2008 y concluye conuna síntesis de los debates acerca de las medidas puestas en marcha parasuperar los efectos de la crisis actual. Con gran rigor en lainvestigación y talento expositivo, nos acerca así las respuestas a unacuestión trascendente para nuestro bienestar presente y futuro.
Nueva historia económica de Colombia
by Salomón KalmanovitzUna edición revisión y actualizada de este importante libro sobre la economía en Colombia. La historia económica es el laboratorio de la economía. Esta es una creencia que compartimos los que participamos en esta gran empresa de elaborar una nueva historia económica de Colombia que pone a prueba diversas teorías para explicar la realidad. El Banco de la República tuvo la iniciativa de elaborar una historia que fuera a la vez de la población y sus condiciones de vida, de la construcción de Estado y de sus cuentas fiscales, del comercio internacional, las políticas públicas, de la macroeconomía, de la industria y el problema agrario. Hoy ofrecemos una versión ampliada y corregida, aportando las series estadísticas actualizadas e incluyendo una buena parte de la literatura en historia que se ha producido en los últimos años. Queremos reafirmar los temas sociales y políticos y continuar con la búsqueda de la objetividad, aportando el análisis de los datos duros. Hemos impreso un carácter divulgativo a la exposición, combinando los métodos de la historia cuantitativa, el análisis de las instituciones que moldean los incentivos de los ciudadanos, la economía política detrás de las grandes decisiones y la historia comparada, para abordar diversos períodos de manera cronológica, pero también temática. Así, buscamos trazar algunas perspectivas que se abren para Colombia durante el siglo XXI. Salomón Kalmanovitz Durante los últimos 30 años las investigaciones de Salomón Kalmanovitz han influido de manera decisiva en cómo pensamos sobre los factores que han incidido en el desarrollo económico de Colombia. Este libro establecerá la agenda investigativa de los próximos 30 años. James Robinson Profesor de la Universidad de Harvard Kalmanovitz y sus colaboradores ofrecen explicaciones originales y convincentes sobre las fuerzas que impulsaron o retrasaron las grandes transformaciones políticas, económicas y sociales de Colombia, desde la Colonia hasta nuestros días. Se trata de un libro que, por muchos años, será fuente ineludible de inquietudes y respuestas para todo lector interesado honestamente en la historia colombiana. José Darío Uribe
Nueva historia económica de Colombia
by Salomón KalmanovitzLa historia de la economía en Colombia. La historia es el laboratorio de la economía o de la administracióncuando analiza casos empresariales en los que se tomaron decisionesimportantes. Frente a las nuevas orientaciones que pretenden conducir ala historia por inciertos caminos posmodernos, lo mejor que podemoshacer los economistas y administradores interesados es ofrecer nuestrasalternativas, reafirmar la importancia de los temas sociales, hacer usode modelos adecuados y de datos verídicos, continuar con la búsqueda dela objetividad y del rigor; en fin, elaborar trabajos que demuestren suutilidad para entender mejor el presente. Y vencer también una tendenciainconveniente que comparten muchos economistas, la cual consiste en unafalta de interés por hacerse entender de un público más amplio ysumergirse en un lenguaje complejo de comunidad cerrada.
Nuevas ventas. Simplificadas.: El manual esencial para el desarrollo de posibles y nuevos negocios
by Mike WeinbergPorque en las ventas no existe nada que dure para siempre, necesitas nuevos clientes y nuevos negocios… todo el tiempo. Por mucho que realices negocios con clientes leales, la vida de tu negocio consiste en abrir cuentas nuevas constantemente. Tanto si eres representante de ventas, gerente de ventas o ejecutivo de servicios profesionales, se espera de ti que atraigas nuevos negocios, para lo que necesitarás una fórmula comprobada para la prospección, el desarrollo y cierre de tratos. Aquí encontrarás la respuesta. Aprenderás cómo: • Identificar una lista estratégica, limitada y realizable de prospectos reales • Bosquejar un «argumento de ventas» persuasivo y centrado en tu cliente • Perfeccionar las llamadas telefónicas proactivas para alcanzar reuniones cara a cara con más clientes potenciales • Tomar ventaja del correo electrónico, los mensajes de voz y las redes sociales • Superar, e incluso evitar, los reflejos de todo posible comprador contra los vendedores • Formar relaciones, porque la gente hace negocios con aquellos que les agradan y en quienes confían • Prepararte para una llamada de ventas exitosa y bien estructurada • Dejar de hacerle presentaciones a los clientes y comenzar a dialogar con ellos • Hacer tiempo en tu calendario para actividades de desarrollo de negocios • Y mucho más Lleno de ejemplos y anécdotas, este libro logra un equilibrio entre una perspectiva franca, y muchas veces divertida, de los errores que cometen la mayor parte de los vendedores y los ejecutivos con un plan fácil de seguir para incrementar notablemente tu cantidad de nuevos clientes a partir de hoy.
El nuevo mánager al minuto (One Minute Manager - Spanish Edition): El metodo gerencial mAs popular del mund
by Spencer Johnson Ken BlanchardDurante más de veinte años, millones de gerentes en compañías de Fortune 500 y pequeñas empresas a nivel nacional han seguido las técnicas de El manager al minuto, aumentando así su productividad, satisfacción en el trabajo y prosperidad personal. Estos resultados reales se lograron mediante el aprendizaje de las técnicas de gestión que explican la rentabilidad de la organización y sus empleados.El manager al minuto es una historia concisa y fácil de leer que revela tres secretos muy funcionales: objetivos de un minuto, alabanzas de un minuto y reprimendas de un minuto.El libro también presenta varios estudios de medicina y ciencias de la conducta que explican claramente por qué estos métodos aparentemente simples funcionan tan bien con tanta gente. Al final del libro usted sabrá cómo aplicarlos a su propia situación y disfrutar de los beneficios.Es por eso que El manager al minuto ha seguido apareciendo en las listas de libros más vendidos de negocios por más de dos décadas, y se ha convertido en una sensación internacional.
El nuevo síndrome laboral Boreout
by Philippe Rothlin Peter Werder¿Tu trabajo te aburre? ¿Te sientes fuera de lugar y totalmente desaprovechado? Es posible que sufras de boreout. El boreout es lo contrario del burnout y se compone de: infraexigencia (tareas repetitivas y monótonas), aburrimiento (la desgana se apodera de la jornada laboral) y desinterés (falta de identificación con el trabajo).La premisa de que sería genial no dar golpe en la oficina es muy popular. Sin embargo, las horas en las que no hay nada que hacer salvo esperar el momento de volver a casa pasan muy lentamente, con un terror mudo. El empleado terminará basando en esa insatisfacción, por paradójico que parezca, el resto de estrategias de su vida. Y esas estrategias dejarán a un lado de manera definitiva toda su creatividad. En consecuencia, también la empresa para la que trabaja saldrá perdiendo.Philippe Rothlin y Peter R. Werder diseccionan un fenómeno laboral inédito y aportan soluciones para evitar sus perniciosas consecuencias en lo anímico y en lo económico. Tanto si eres un empleado aquejado por esta condición como si eres un directivo que desea motivar a su plantilla, este libro es de lectura imprescindible.
Numb: How the Information Age Dulls Our Senses and How We Can Get them Back
by Charles R. ChaffinDiscover how to manage this noisy world without it managing you. In Numb, distinguished author Dr. Charles R. Chaffin delivers a fun and evidence-based exploration of how you can devote more attention on what you believe is important while ignoring the distractions that increasingly permeate your life. Using research from cognitive, education, positive, and clinical psychology, the book identifies the sources of noise and distraction in this information age and how we can manage it in all aspects of our lives. You'll learn about: How experiences in technology, from social media to selfies to porn, impact our ability to engage and connect with others The news we consume and the impact of confirmation bias, filter bubbles, and tribalism How FOMO and choice overload impact our decision-making The power of our attention in all aspects of our daily lives Perfect for anyone interested in the expanding impact of the information age on our collective psyche, ;Numb helps empower you to use technology and information not as a destination, but as a tool towards authenticity and empowerment.
The Number: Why Companies Lied And The Stock Market Crashed
by Alex BerensonWith a new Afterword by the author and a new Foreword by Mark Cuban In this commanding big-picture analysis of what went wrong in corporate America, Alex Berenson, a top financial investigative reporter for The New York Times, examines the common thread connecting Enron, Worldcom, Halliburton, Computer Associates, Tyco, and other recent corporate scandals: the cult of the number. Every three months, 14,000 publicly traded companies report sales and profits to their shareholders. Nothing is more important in these quarterly announcements than earnings per share, the lodestar that investors--and these days, that's most of us--use to judge the health of corporate America. earnings per share is the number for which all other numbers are sacrificed. It is the distilled truth of a company's health. Too bad it's often a lie. Alex Berenson's The Number provides a comprehensive, brutally factual overview of how Wall Street and corporate America lost their way during the great bull market that began in 1982. With wit and a broad historical perspective, Berenson puts recent corporate accounting (or accountability) disasters in their proper context. He explains how the wheels came off the wagon, giving readers the information and analysis they need to understand Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, Halliburton, and the rest of the corporate calamities of our times.
The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life
by Lee EisenbergDo you know your Number? What happens if you don't make it to your Number? Do you have a plan? The often-avoided, anxiety-riddled discussion about financial planning for a secure and fulfilling future has been given a new starting point in The Number by Lee Eisenberg. The buzz of professionals and financial industry insiders everywhere, the Number represents the amount of money and resources people will need to enjoy the active life they desire, especially post-career. Backed by imaginative reporting and insights, Eisenberg urges people to assume control and responsibility for their standard of living, and take greater aim on their long-term aspirations. In 1999, Eisenberg was in the midst of downshifting from having served as the Editor-in-Chief of Esquire and other high profile positions. He was "half-in, half-out of the workplace" with an enviable consulting position at Time, Inc., and a family comfortably settled in the suburbs. That's when he received an unexpected offer from the Wisconsin-based Lands' End which, in the end, he couldn't resist. It meant uprooting his family and moving to the rural heartland, and taking on the challenges of an entirely new way of life. Before the move, he admits, "I was worried about the Number." Once in Wisconsin, Eisenberg confesses that the "Number was leading us around by our noses." From Wall Street to Main Street USA, The Number means different things to different people. It is constantly fluctuating in people's minds and bank accounts. To some, the Number symbolizes freedom, validation of career success, the ticket to luxurious indulgences and spiritual exploration; to others, it represents the bewildering and nonsensical nightmare of an impoverished existence creeping up on them in their old age, a seemingly hopeless inevitability that they would rather simply ignore than confront. People are highly private and closed-mouthed when it comes to discussing their Numbers, or lack thereof, for fear they might either reveal too much or display ineptitude. In The Number, Eisenberg describes this secret anxiety as the "Last Taboo," a conundrum snared in confusing financial lingo. He sorts through the fancy jargon and translates the Number into commonsense advice that resonates just as easily with the aging gods and goddesses of corporate boardrooms as it does with ordinary people who are beginning to realize that retirement is now just a couple of decades away. Believing that the Number is as much about self-worth as it is net worth, Eisenberg strives to help readers better understand and more efficiently manage all aspects of their life, money, and pursuit of happiness. According to Eisenberg, "Number chasers" fall into four personality types:--"Procrastinators" enter their forties and fifties ensconced in a cloud of avoidance and denial about the years ahead of them, or simply do not understand investing in their futures. --"Pluckers" often lazily or arrogantly pull ephemeral, albeit specific, Numbers from thin air with little attention to developing a realistic and coherent plan to achieve their goals. --"Plotters" crunch every practical aspect of their financial history, hoping to cement their Number in black and white, even at the expense of not having fun and leisure. --"Probers" visualize their Numbers not as an end but as the means to pursuing dreams and passions, and completing inner and outer journeys to self-fulfillment. The current "Debt Warp" is the "silent Number killer that afflicts young and old" that has been brought on by our "whip-it-out credit-card culture." The"Lost Years" describes a person's 20s, 30s, and 40s wherein sensible financial foundation-building bows to oblivious and careless spending, and the tug-of-war dichotomy between the "old Rest of Your Life" and the "new Rest of Your Life."
Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
by Zeke FauxIn 2021, cryptocurrency goes mainstream. Giant investment funds are buying it. Politicians endorse it. TV ads hail it as the future of money. Hardly anyone knows how it works - who cares when everyone is getting rich? But financial crime reporter Zeke Faux cares: even in fraud, there are standards.In the Bahamas, schlubby billionaire wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried tells him how he will use his fortune to save the world. In Cambodia, a spam text unearths a horrifying slavery ring fuelled by crypto. Faux buys a $20,000 cartoon of a mutant ape to gain access to a festival headlined by Snoop Dogg, and talks his way onto the yacht of a riddling crypto founder/former child actor (The Mighty Ducks, 1992) who was among the first to see the power of imaginary treasure. In search of an elusive cash reserve at the foundation of the whole system, the incredulous Faux finds himself crossing three continents, as well as the boundaries of law, taste and economic rationality. Shocking and uproarious, Number Go Up is the essential chronicle of a $3 trillion delusion, the greatest bubble in history.
The Number That Killed Us
by Pablo TrianaA critical look at the risk measurement tool that has repeatedly hurt the financial world The Number That Killed Us finally tells the "greatest story never told": how a mysterious financial risk measurement model has ruled the world for the past two decades and how it has repeatedly, and severely, caused market, economic, and social turmoil. This model was the key factor behind the unleashing of the cataclysmic credit crisis that erupted in 2007 and which the effects are still being felt around the world. The Number That Killed Us is the first and only book to thoroughly explain this hitherto-uncovered phenomenon, making it the key reference for truly understanding why the malaise took place. The very number financial institutions and regulators use to measure risk (Vale at Risk/VaR) has masked it, allowing firms to leverage up their speculative bets to unimaginable levels. VaR sanctioned and allowed the monstrously geared toxic punts that sank Wall Street, and the world, during the latest crisis. We can confidently say that VaR was the culprit. In The Number That Killed Us, derivatives expert Pablo Triana takes you through the development of VaR and shows how its inevitable structural flaws allowed banks to take on even greater risks. The precise role of VaR in igniting the latest crisis is thoroughly covered, including in-depth analysis of how and why regulators, by falling in love with the tool, condemned us to chaos. Uncritically embraced worldwide for way too long, VaR is, in the face of such destruction, just starting to be examined as problematic, and in this book Triana (long an open critic of the tool's role in encouraging mayhem) uncovers exactly why it makes our financial world a more dangerous place. If we care for our safety, we should let VaR go. Contains controversial analysis of the hotly debated risk metric Value at Risk (VaR) and its central role in the credit crisis Denounces the role of regulators and academics in forcing the presence of the inevitably malfunctioning in financeland Describes how bonus-hungry traders can use VaR as an alibi to take on the most reckless of bets Reveals how the most recent financial crisis will simply repeat itself if the problems behind VaR are not unmasked Pablo Triana is also the author of Lecturing Birds on Flying The very risk measurement tool that was intended to contain risk allowed financial firms to blindly take on more. The model that was supposed to save us condemned us to misery. The Number That Killed Us reveals how this has happened and what needs to be done to correct the situation.