In the late 1990s, cognitive psychologists Chris Chabris and Dan Simons conducted an experiment that has since become one of the most widely demonstrated and discussed psychological studies ever.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:19 IST
Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Mundell, who has done pioneering work in monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas, is frequently referred to as the “father of the euro”.
Section: Money | Monday, January 24, 2011 4:44 IST
Ahead of a black-tie state banquet being hosted in his honour by US President Barack Obama later today, Chinese President Hu Jintao has ‘thanked’ his host by dropping a rhetorical low-yield thermonuclear device on the front lawns of the White House.
Section: Analysis | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:37 IST
From Bangalore to Beijing, a traffic-free drive is an unattainable aim. Metropolises worldwide are grappling with rising ‘commuter pain’, says a global survey. It’s small consolation, but traffic jams are a bane not just for ‘namma’ city.
Section: World | Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:30 IST
European finance ministers are meeting to determine a new strategy to contain negative sentiment from the debt crisis and potential contagion.
Section: Money | Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:15 IST
A former postal worker in China who once earned barely 30 yuan (about Rs210) a month has become a millionaire several times over in one of the most unlikely rags-to-riches stories to come from a China on the rise.
Section: World | Monday, January 17, 2011 3:00 IST
Though Asian economies in general have bounced back
remarkably from the downturn of two years ago, there are also big risks, reasons HSBC’s co-head of Asian economics research Frederic Neumann.
Section: Money | Monday, January 17, 2011 2:20 IST
Despite the recent correction in Indian equities, there are still some things about the market that leave HSBC’s global head of equity strategy Garry Evans unimpressed.
Section: Money | Monday, January 17, 2011 2:18 IST
Private kitchens in Hong Kong cater to connoisseurs of the fine dining experience who are looking for something that run-of-the-mill restaurants typically do not provide.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, January 16, 2011 2:52 IST
Economist John Quiggin narrates a spooky tale of how mainstream free-market theories which had been disproved by the financial crisis are still floating around, like “unliving, un-dead zombies” that are crawling out of the grave.
Section: Lifestyle | Sunday, January 16, 2011 2:25 IST
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