Nuggies: What Economists Share with Novelists
Thursday, October 15th, 2020
Welcome to the twenty-second edition of Nuggies, an email newsletter that aggregates articles and commentary on business, economics, startups, and more, in bite-sized nuggets sent right to your email weekly. Created by and for college students.
Our quote of the week comes from legendary investor Peter Lynch, “In the stock market, the most important organ is the stomach. It's not the brain.”
This Week’s Articles:
Economists are more like storytellers than scientists – don’t let the Nobel for ‘economic sciences’ fool you, The Conversation
This article makes the case that economists share more in common with fiction writers than scientists. Much like fiction, models of economic theory require readers to buy into a story that doesn’t fully represent reality. Models can represent opposite ends of an extreme. Economists use data to tell these stories by putting numbers in context or showing how they change over time.
Read it here
Delaying James Bond Means Even More Misery for Movie Theaters, Bloomberg
This piece takes a deep dive into the current struggles of movie theaters and Hollywood. With social distancing guidelines in place, movie theaters are seeing reduced demand. As a result, Hollywood is delaying the release of some of its blockbuster films.
Read it here
Can consultants consult without whiteboards? Quartz
Inescapable from the ripple effects of Covid-19, the humble whiteboard is seeing evolutions in 2020. Remote teams looking to collaborate and brainstorm together are embracing digital tools like Miro and Mural. The article explains some of the popular tools and examines how teams are adapting.
Read it here
This Week’s Tweets:
This Week’s Wildcard (an extra, interesting nugget):
A Forbes cover from 2007.
This Week’s Question:
How do you feel about the new iPhone not having a charging port?
What are we listening to this week?:
This week, the Nuggies team is listening to Wiz Khalifa’s classic “Black and Yellow.” This of course is due to Spencer’s Steelers beating Tommy’s Eagles last weekend.
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