काल अचानक शोधता शोधता स्वप्नील करकरे याच्या Youtube चॅनेल वर येऊन थांबलो. माझा Linkedin वरचा connect स्वानंद केळकर याची ह्या channel वरची मुलाखत दिसली. त्याबद्दल पुढच्या ब्लॉग पोस्ट मध्ये लिहीन. पण त्याच वेळेस अजून एक चर्चा नजरेस पडली ती म्हणजे डॉ. आशिष कुलकर्णी या इकॉनॉमिक्स च्या प्रोफेसर ची. स्वप्निलच्या चॅनेलचे नावाचं "econगल्ली" असे आहे. त्यावर तो Economics... Continue Reading →
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Did you know about the Dunning–Kruger effect? It is a cognitive bias where people with low ability, expertise, or experience tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge. We often face this psychological paradox in life: less competent people see themselves as professionals and qualified, while more competent people tend to doubt themselves and their abilities.The... Continue Reading →
Rathin Roy on “Depreciating Rupee”
If you haven't watched it, do watch…and maybe watch again! This session is from 2018 when Indian Rupee had slightly depreciated to level of 72. Today 4 years later it has depreciated to 82, so this session is even more relevant today. https://youtu.be/DY6ANgPfDUA
The Identified Life, Ketto Ads On Youtube, And Aryan Khan
Of late my screen time has reduced considerably - not just laptop, but even mobile phone usage is much lower than what it used to be 3 months back. It's not by coincidence; I've been actively working towards it. One one specific day in August 2021 my Screen Time as per iPhone statistics was 7... Continue Reading →
Doughnut Economics
I recently came across this interesting TED talk by the Oxford Economist Kate Raworth on the sustainable, regenerative and distributive economies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhcrbcg8HBw Here is a longer version of her idea "Doughnut Economics" where she beautifully explains constraints or shortcomings of the Economics of the 20th Century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZnyZuiesMY A few years back I had written a... Continue Reading →
Manthan Samvaad 2020
One of the better outcomes of COVID-19 and lockdown is a sudden and sharp rise in online talks, interviews and conferences. Some really good shows have happened since March 2020. Some old talk shows have morphed into the online chat - for example Karan Thapar's chat show, Algebra etc. One such important show is Manthan... Continue Reading →
“We are no longer a functioning, growing and aspirational India” – Dr. Rathin Roy
I came across this extremely sharp and critical interview of Dr. Rathin Roy by Karan Thapar. There are many thoughts, points to ponder. Don't miss this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE48XvvJlrM&t=3026s
Gold Standard of Fake News: Why I Don’t Read Newspaper Much…
I don't read daily newspaper with the same enthusiasm or purpose any more. I do read it for trivial news updates, but not for being informed about world events or for forming views/opinions. Firstly, daily newspaper had become way more outdated for that, particularly in the age of Social Media where news is fed and... Continue Reading →
The “Vision” Thing – Lecture by Raghuram Rajan
The “Vision” Thing - Lecture by Raghuram Rajan https://brown.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0b3ff73b-36a0-46c5-8455-aadf010a3638
Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics
Dr Thomas Sowell, Americal Economist born in 1930, is a living legend! In our Economics classes I don't remember our Professors talking about him much. Or maybe they did so in passing and I didn't notice. So I was torally unaware what a genius this man is! I discovered him during last year through Twitter... Continue Reading →
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