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links for 2009-12-27

December 27, 2009 / askpang / Comments Off on links for 2009-12-27
  • Forex Trading: Why Are Economists So Bad at Forecasting?
    "Forecasts satisfy a deep psychological need that we live in a somewhat predictable and controllable world," says Philip Tetlock, a professor of organizational behavior at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. "Those are essential stories. People just find the truth" — that the future is unknowable — "too dissonant."
    (tags: forecasting psychology future)
  • Satellite pioneer joins Morehead State's space science faculty | International Space Fellowship
    Bob Twiggs is a rock star in the small satellite world. He invented the “CubeSat” satellite standard which has become a world-wide standard for pico-class satellites (satellites weighing 1 km. and under).
    (tags: cubesat)

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