The Meaning of Time and Other Science Related Topics

Ruminations on the meaning of time:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/jun/06/time-regained/

Future of Physics

http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21578366-fundamental-physics-has-made-important-advances-where-does-it-go-here-beyond

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The journal Science has published a couple of interesting papers recently:

Impact of Shale Gas Development on Regional Water Quality

Authors: R. D. Vidic, S. L. Brantley, J. M. Vandenbossche, D. Yoxtheimer, J. D. Abad

Science 17 May 2013:

Vol. 340 no. 6134

DOI: 10.1126/science.1235009

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/340/6134/1235009.full

Morals and Markets

Authors: Armin Falk, Nora Szech

Science 10 May 2013:

Vol. 340 no. 6133 pp. 707-711

DOI: 10.1126/science.1231566

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/340/6133/707.full

Nalanda University – Reborn?

Nalanda – Reborn?

A fascinating piece on the plan to rebuild one of the oldest universities in the world:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160989

College Majors and Career Prospects

An interesting report on college majors, unemployment rates and career earnings

http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/HardTimes2013.pdf

Interesting Items - 5/28

Reinhart and Rogoff Respond to Krugman’ Criticism:

http://www.carmenreinhart.com/letter-to-pk/

China Seeks to Diminish Government’s Role in Economic Affairs

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/business/global/beijing-signals-a-shift-on-economic-policy.html

Jeffrey Sachs on Turkey’s Economic Achievements

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/inside-the-turkish-economic-miracle-by-jeffrey-d--sachs

FT Special Report on Infrastructure Investment

http://media.ft.com/cms/fc0404a4-c412-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.pdf

Long-Term Sovereign Debt

Japanese Equities

International Developments

China – Economic and Political Evolution

Ending Financial Repression

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/the-costs-and-benefits-of-liberalizing-china-s-interest-rates-by-pingfan-hong-ead517039b58c22c0ce7a526

China and Liberalism

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-19/why-china-s-riches-won-t-bring-it-freedom.html

China’s Anti-Corruption Drive

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-luxury-corruption-20130520,0,3788510.story

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Rise of the ‘Pacific Alliance’

A group of Latin American countries – Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru – are pushing for rapid trade liberalization and free trade pacts. This is in sharp contrast to the moribund South American trade group, Mercosur.

http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21578056-region-falling-behind-two-alternative-blocks-market-led-pacific-alliance-and

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578497071451281216.html