Dr. Christina Romer, mother of Paul Romer ‘08, has been named to the new Obama cabinet as head of the Council of Economic Advisers. She also wrote the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the Great Depression.
Be ready to vote in ‘08!
The Pew Research Center has a number of articles and information about the upcoming election on its site. Check out its Publications on Election ‘08. The University of Michigan has also compiled ‘08 election information at its Library Document Center.
Confused or curious about how subprime mortgage issues in the US have impacted money markets worldwide? Financial Times has a web page focusing on this issue called Global Credit Squeeze. Do you think the economy will be affected for a long time?
American RadioWorks has gathered research about this topic on the website Design of Desire. There is an article on how there may be a biological basis to influence whether we are tightwads or spendthrifts and other interesting information. This website is part of American Public Media’s Consumed series focusing on the question “Is our consumer society sustainable?”
Evan B. notes that the Panthéon clock has been repaired, which doesn’t sound that interesting until you find that (a) it’s been broken since the 1960’s, and (b) the crew that repaired it worked undetected for a year. Undetected by anyone — including the tour staff, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, security, or Robert Langdon. Here’s their website. If anyone can find me a picture of the clock, please send it along; I tried Google images, WikiMedia Commons, and lots of other sources.
