“…scientists in Australia have found a way to stop the body from attacking organ transplants…”

This is awesome news if it works out.
Now we just need to allow folks or estates to be compensated for Organ Donation to increase the supply/availability.

Energy/Incentives Idea That I Like

I can’t find where I heard this, but it was a neat application of incentives (economic thinking) to energy policy.
The suggestion was something like:
1) States That don’t allow drilling for oil and natural gas off-shore shall have their federal gasoline tax increased $1 (or $2 or $X) per gallon.
2) The collected money shall be redistributed [...]

2 Funny Econ Video Snippets From YouTube

You might find these videos funny (I did):

Sparse Elegance: Charles Koch’s “The Science of Success”

This is not a self-help book. It is an excellent slim introduction to free market economics and economic thinking masquerading as a business book.
While I picked up the “Science of Success” to see how he applied economic thinking to running a business, I was blown away the authors clarity and elegance in describing economic thinking.
I [...]

Recently Listened to – “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game”

I finished listening to a copy of mp3 of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The author says the book is about the “search for new baseball knowledge”. It is applying economic thinking to baseball strategy. I loved it.
When I was young, my buddies and I (pre-fantasy baseball stuff) made our own fake [...]