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OpenRide mobile service organizes carpooling on-the-fly
The OpenRide mobile service recently presented at the IFA exhibit in Berlin is a simple but effective idea that aims to save money while reducing our carbon footprint by providing an open infrastructure for organizing carpooling in a quick and convenient way.
Baseline Scenario: What I Didn’t Get To Say On Bill Maher Last Night
We could have talked more (or even the whole show) about the ideas of Mohammad Yunus. His book, Creating A World Without Poverty, argues we should look beyond standard for-profit business and consider expanding the emphasis on “social business.” This – among other things – preserves investors’ capital but doesn’t aim to make it grow, while [...]
The Economics Of Nice Folks
photo credit: shoehorn99
A basic tenet of economics is that people always behave selfishly, or as the 18th century philosopher economist David Hume put it, “every man ought to be supposed to be a knave.”
But what if some people aren’t always knaves?
Sam Bowles argues in Science June 20 that economics will get it wrong then, [...]
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