“In this research, we show that large events of devastating nature to the economy can be considered as good news to some interest groups, such as stock market traders.” – explain researchers Michael Donadelli [pictured], Renatas Kizys and Max Riedel in a new paper for the Journal of Financial Markets. In this case. the ‘large […]
Month: March 2017
The Librarian is No Longer a Loveless Frump, Data Suggest
Librarians of today may benefit from this re-analysis of old data: “Loveless Frump as Hip and Sexy Party Girl: A Reevaluation of the Old-Maid Stereotype,” Katherine C. Adams, The Library Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3 | Jul., 2000. “As computer technology prompts educators and practitioners within Library and Information Science (LIS) to redefine their profession, the […]
Why Lawyers Are Nice (or Nasty)
Which might be the best strategies for lawyers to maximize success – should they be honest or dishonest (and/or aggressive or passive) ? Researchers Giovanni Sartor, EUI – Florence [pictured] Michel Rudnianski, CNAM/ORT – Paris, Antonino Rotolo, CIRSFID – Bologna, Régis Riveret, University of Aberdeen, and Eunate Mayor, EUI – Florence, offer solutions in their […]
Dead flies, psychopathic night owls, and blinking humans — in Stockholm on Monday
Dead flies, psychopathic night owls, and blinking humans — these things and more will be part of the Ig Nobel shows in Sweden. WHEN: Monday, 27 March, 2017, WHERE: Stockholm, Sweden: There will be three (3) events— all on the same day: STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY, Stockholm, Sweden, at Studenthuset, in the Galleriet — Monday, March 27, 11:30 […]