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 If there is damage to the prefrontal cortex in an individual then their cognitive flexibility may be impaired. It means that open-mindedness presents a challenge; and since religious fundamentalism involves a strict adherence to a rigid set of beliefs, it would seem like the comfortable option for such an individual.This is why Dr. Grafman and his team predicted that participants with lesions to this region of the brain would score low on measures of cognitive flexibility and trait openness...

Bearish sentiment is too low. It has to come up. But the outlook is still bullish. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

India growing faster than China.Visual CapitalistThe Population Race: A 300-Year Look at China vs. IndiaIman Ghosh

Reverting to trend?Visual CapitalistOver Half of U.S. Young Adults Now Live With Their ParentsAran Ali

However, a new report released Tuesday by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) states that climate change is an even “bigger catastrophe” than the pandemic and “has been building for many decades.”Sputnik InternationalClimate Change ‘Bigger Catastrophe’ Than COVID-19 Pandemic, Red Cross Warns

Trump is itching to bomb Iran, and markets are starting to act like he's gonna do it. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

Mitch McConnell says bye bye to Judy Shelton. No wacko gold bugs on the Fed board. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

Fiscal support too strong to look for a market top at this time. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

 Pandemic, famine, war. Happy New Year!Sputnik International2021 is Going to Be Even Worse Than 2020 as UN Warns of 'Multiple Famines of Biblical Proportions'

I have just finished reading Alan Shipman’s fascinating biography of the late economist Wynne Godley, who passed away in 2010....The Political Economy of DevelopmentWynne Godley and economics – forecasts, policy and the drivers of prosperityNick Johnson