keeping out the giraffes

TED is such a wonderful institution.  The presentations that they host and the videos that they publish are both great additions for teaching and conversation.

Today's video is by economist Tim Jackson.  He adds human psychology back into the economic equation.  The elimination of "rational agents" from economic theory is a cornerstone of the "post-autistic economics" movement.  It's good to see other economists joining the effort, although they probably wouldn't know it by that name.  Maybe eventually we'll stop worrying about those giraffes.

http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_jackson_s_economic_reality_check.html (direct link to this embedded video)

Now, excuse me while I shutdown my pc to remove my RAID 1 array.  I plan to eliminate the duplicate hard drive energy consumption and wear-and-tear.  I think perhaps I can learn to live without the convenience of Windows' restore from sleep mode.

Here in Minnesota, we have giraffes at the Minnesota Zoo only during the warm months.  During the winter, we haul them to warmer climates in special giraffe trucks.  We're safe from giraffes during the cold season.  I guess I can spend my time thinking about something else... like impossible hamsters.