Caring robots
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A major and growing concern for much of the developed world is how to ensure that every old person is able to get the care they need. Nurses work tirelessly to give quality care, but increasing demand makes it harder … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Business School – Hong Kong Reception, Friday 10th May 2013
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On Friday 10th May 2013 we were delighted to welcome over 100 alumni, students and guests to an Edinburgh Business School cocktail reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. Another great opportunity for students and alumni in the … Continue reading

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Interesting articles
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Here are some articles that I’ve found interesting and would like to share: Ocado suffers a fall in shares as Waitrose challenges the online grocer over its discussions to help Morrisons develop an online service. Is Ocado risking a valuable … Continue reading

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What’s the problem?
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The problem with changing consumers’ attitudes is that attitudes do not always predict behaviour. Many people like Rolex watches but will never in their lifetime buy one. Many people know that smoking is bad for them but do it anyway. … Continue reading

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The student who caught out the Harvard professors
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You are an economics student (Thomas Herndon) who has been asked by your professor to take one well-known paper in economics and replicate its results as homework. You decide to take one of the most famous papers in economics in … Continue reading

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QWERTY now
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Recently I described how the English language keyboard format QWERTY had been wrongly maligned as an “accident of history” and was instead a brilliant engineering solution to a particularly tricky technical problem of its day.  But is it also really seriously … Continue reading

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