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23 Jul 2008
Matthew Taylor
This was the question raised last night at the RSA, where Encyclopaedia Britannica were sponsoring a talk. Their Managing Director, Ian Grant, emphasised the difference between ‘search’ (a list of results) and ‘research’ (a broader and deeper process of inquiry).
A final point gives me a chance to link this discussion to Daniel Finkelstein who is writing some fantastic stuff at the moment. Like our greatest ever modern political essayist, George Orwell, Danny is at his best criticising his own side.
22 Jul 2008
Following Richard Thaler's speech here last week about his book Nudge I have had several calls from journalists. As is often the case with policy fads there is now something of a backlash as commentators realise that ‘nudging’ is really no more than a set of clever techniques and not quite the new paradigm implied in some quarters.
18 Jul 2008
The RSA’s ‘new enlightenment’ mission seeks to combine thought leadership, social engagement and innovative forms of collaboration.
17 Jul 2008
How do we get people to live differently in ways which are better for them and better for society?
16 Jul 2008
Thanks to Danny Finkelstein for some kind words in his column today.
15 Jul 2008
We live in a time of ideological convergence. Despite David Cameron’s recent return to a traditional Tory emphasis on individual morality, most voters would find it hard to distinguish the parties from their pronouncements or policies.
14 Jul 2008
Behavioural economics is all the rage. Like all fashions it is important to distinguish innovation and quality from fad and silliness. The principle of 'nudging' is not at issue; the devil is in the detail.
11 Jul 2008
Let me make a prediction. Over the next few months and years we will get used to a new catch phrase; 'post consumerism'. Why? Simply because this concept forms at the intersection of a problem of human development and an external shock.
08 Jul 2008
It is difficult to imagine a more pessimistic national mood.
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