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...think technically I am still on [a leave],” he said, though he concedes that he isn’t sure. “Then I’d be in the class of...2013? I don’t even know...
...kind of under the weather,” she said. “I think it was a liability issue…I understand that the University is not a hospital or a mental institution...
...whole summer in a low-stress environment...I was sort of anxious to return to Harvard,” she explained. “I think for a lot of students [who go on leave] you feel like you’re behind...
...Think about the perfectly-timed choreography: the battle over the emergency exit row seat, the subprime dining selection (assuming there is still choice by the time they get to you), the Twitter flight status updates, the arrival dinner, the planned drinks date, and the conference or company or checking account that is paying for the jet-setting. Now insert a volcanic eruption somewhere—say, Iceland—and rethink all of the above...
...first is closely related to a philosophical idea popularized by Soros himself: reflexivity. Originally developed as a sociological concept, reflexivity incorporates the essential feedback loop between cause and effect into analysis. This is best illustrated through self-fulfilling prophecies; think about a bank run à la Northern Rock: If rumors abound about a bank being illiquid, depositors will self-fulfill the prophecy by queuing to clear their accounts. There is a ‘tipping point’ for bubbles or bursts alike, which explains where market performance is anything but normally distributed. As Nassim Taleb made a career...