In this episode of we address Sir David Attenborough’s call for population control as featured in BBC2’s Science programme Horizon on 9th Dec 2009. (http://www.catholiclab.net)
A commentary with helpful tips in dealing with the important global issues that the show brought up. Also, a look at the many things that Sir David Attenborough either glossed over or DIDN’T say in his gloom-and-doom show.
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Maude Barlow, senior adviser on water to the United Nations and author of Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Fight for the Right to Water
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Freelance Advisor; Episode 22: Crunch MD and Freelance Advisor supporter Darren Fell talks about the steps freelancers should take to ensure a sustained supply of business.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/09/podcast_the_economics_of_ticke.html
A listener wants to know why Ticketmaster charges a convenience fee if you want to print out the tickets you buy online. After all, it’s your ink and paper, and you’re not asking Ticketmaster to mail your purchase.
Economist Emily Oster of the Chicago Booth School of Business has been decoding the universe for us, and she’s got an answer for you. It’s got to do with the network effect, locking up a market and — of course — supply and demand.
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