Mike Norman Economics

University of California, Davis study claims to be the first to document personality in golden-mantled ground squirrelsAnimal researchers in California have discovered human-like personality traits in squirrels that anybody watching one raiding nuts from a bird table could probably have guessed: they are bold, aggressive, athletic and sociable.The Guardian  Richard Luscombe - Squirrels have human-like personality traits, says studyBackyard Squirrel Maze 1.0- Ninja Warrior CourseSquirrels...

One of the reasons why so many people are antivax.Big Pharma is crooked and has been massively inflating prices, plus some of their drugs are dangerous, which they have been covering up.Many drug regulatory agencies have become corrupted by the pharmaceutical companies The pharmaceutical industry exerts a huge amount of influence on health policy. Some companies develop highly profitable drugs with public money, while others have been found to have covered up serious side effects.The fight...

Within a few months China was back to normal. Masks, social distancing, and mass testing.See how quickly China set up mobile testing Laboratories. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, countries around the world have been working together to fight the epidemic in the face of the world’s biggest public health crisis in a century. The “fight against the epidemic” is like putting out a fire, providing a full range of services in response to the novel coronavirus epidemic, from...

 Modern China - It's space age! This is one of the biggest shopping malls in Suzhou! With many things to do, dinning options and stores of all kind! We also went to the 53rd floor of the Gate of the east building to enjoy a delicious drink in a very particular cafe![embedded content]Rafa Goes Around - This is the era of the new mega shopping malls in China

Some mathematical/geometric diversion for your thinking pleasure. The history of a concept.Quanta MagazineThe Journey to Define DimensionDavid S. Richeson

Drafting of laws, not military draft.Sixth ToneGrassroots Opinions Are Shaping China’s Draft LawsFan Yiying

At the same time, interaction in financial markets with other Asian countries will be also developed…."The priority area is the development of integration with Asian markets, primarily with the Chinese financial market. With the assistance of the Bank of Russia, work on developing interaction between the Russian and Chinese financial markets will continue," the document said....TASSBank of Russia, government prioritize integration with Chinese financial market — strategySee also at...

I know what covid strategy I prefer. As I've said before, I believe China's collectivism to be more advance and civilised than Western liberalism, and that Carl Jung and Hegel got individualism wrong, although not entirely wrong, which I've written about here before. They were right about individualism, but not about it being the most highest state, as a supra collectivism of willing individuals comes after. Western individualism seems rather crude and somewhat primitive to me. The Chinese...

They’re dropping like flies… Dems need 100% solidarity to raise the debt ceiling… if GOP won’t participate…Mark Warner May Vote Against $3.5 Trillion Plan https://t.co/5BAHYayFeU via @politicalwire— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) September 12, 2021

Not the 9/11 you are thinking of.Bill Mitchell – billy blogRemembering Tuesday, September 11Bill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia