est. 2020 — a personal blog
Predicting
the Rational
Musings of a grad student interested in behavioral econ — learning to master what the field excels at, before trying to predict the irrational.
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Bonding Over Radio
Yesterday’s weather was uncharacteristically pleasant for the month of May in Delhi. I was lying in my room after dinner and listening to Ruskin Bond narrate his “The Eyes Have it” on the radio. I had switched off the lights in my room. I had my window open because it had been a rainy day…
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Uncertain Thoughts On Uncertainty
I don’t know if we are living in the best of times or the worst of times. It’s likely worse for most people compared to what they were living in a few months back. At the same time, it’s definitely the best of times for Jeff Bezos who saw his fortune increase by 40% in…
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Death and the Pigeon
Death and the Penguin is a Russian novel set in 90s Ukraine by Andrey Kurkov. It is a dark, satirical, and strangely surreal look at the adventures of a down on his luck every-man, living in Kyiv, with his pet penguin. The bond shared by the man and his penguin is deeply emotional and has…