Please help me figure out potential careers based on my interests and the best paths to obtain them. Psychology, economics, statistics? Market research? Psychometrics?
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posted by Malleable
on Oct 2, 2012 -
14 answers
Other examples of true stories like Krugman's
babysitting co-op and Radford's
POW camp that illustrate complex and abstract truths, theories, and ideas with concrete language and more tangible, familiar, or interesting situations?
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posted by AceRock
on Jun 6, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a book that is essentially a mashup of behavioral economics, social psychology, neuroscience, wisdom/bible literature, and mythology.
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posted by Slacker Manager
on May 23, 2012 -
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Best books about manipulating people - e.g. via game theory, behavioural economics, inaccurate cognitive algorithms and so on?
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posted by kid A
on May 13, 2011 -
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I'm looking for some good, meaty non-fiction to read over Christmas break while I'm home from grad school. Something with difficult ideas, yet readable and contemporary, and taking a fairly "big picture" view of a particular field. Any suggestions? Examples below.
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posted by decoherence
on Dec 12, 2010 -
46 answers
What have been the most important books in social science (including psychology, political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, "applied" social sciences like marketing, and so on) of the past 50 years?
posted by Malad
on Jun 3, 2008 -
19 answers
How much math is there in graduate level psychology relative to graduate level economics?
posted by I Foody
on May 5, 2006 -
11 answers
