Robin Hanson's View of the World Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, May 26 2008 SHARE POST: This podcast is typical Robin Hanson. You don’t have time to absorb one of his ideas before he is on to the next. You probably need to listen two or three times.
May 26 2008 Behavioral Economics Co-operative Signaling Arnold Kling One of the examples that comes up in the Robin Hanson podcast concerns dating. If the point is to signal to the person that you are healthy, wealthy, and intelligent, why not just bring your health records, your bank statement, and your SAT scores? One hypothesis, which may be implicit in what Robin is saying, is tha... 8 Read More
May 26 2008 EconLog Comment Dialogs--take them off line Arnold Kling A sure sign that a comment thread is degenerating is when two commenters argue a point back and forth. From now on, before you enter a third comment that in such a sequence, I recommend taking the discussion off line. 6 Read More
May 26 2008 Behavioral Economics Robin Hanson's View of the World Arnold Kling This podcast is typical Robin Hanson. You don't have time to absorb one of his ideas before he is on to the next. You probably need to listen two or three times. 2 Read More