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Southern Accents

By Ben Hunt | June 15, 2016 | Comments Off on Southern Accents

On episode three of the Epsilon Theory podcast, host Dr. Ben Hunt is joined by Salient’s deputy chief investment officer Rusty Guinn. Through anecdotes about Donald…

Pressure and Time

By Ben Hunt | June 7, 2016 | 0 Comments

Red: [narrating] In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of…

Crisis of Faith

By Ben Hunt | June 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Crisis of Faith

On episode two of the Epsilon Theory podcast, hosts Dr. Ben Hunt and Jeremy Radcliffe examine why the once-trusted models in finance and politics are…

The Introduction

By Ben Hunt | June 7, 2016 | Comments Off on The Introduction

In episode one of the Epsilon Theory podcast, hosts Dr. Ben Hunt and Jeremy Radcliffe discuss the origins of Epsilon Theory, how Dr. Hunt came…

Who’s Being Naïve, Kay?

By Ben Hunt | May 24, 2016 | 1 Comment

The Mysterious Stranger is a liar, to be sure, but he’s a proper villain, as the Brits would say, and he’s quite upfront about his goals and his use of clever words to accomplish those goals.

Your goal? Survive the encounter.

Optical Illusion / Optical Truth

By Ben Hunt | May 4, 2016 | 0 Comments

Portion of original dot map by Dr. John Snow, the founding father of epidemiology, showing the clusters of cholera cases in the London epidemic of…

The Placebo Effect

By Ben Hunt | April 20, 2016 | 3 Comments

BOTOX® is the only FDA-approved, preventive treatment that is injected by a doctor every 12 weeks for adults with Chronic Migraine (15 or more headache…

My Passion is Puppetry

By Ben Hunt | April 6, 2016 | 0 Comments

Campaign Company Launch Date “Flo” Progressive Insurance 2008 “Rhetorical Question” “Happier Than A … ” “Did You Know?” “It’s What You Do” GEICO 2009 2012…

There for the Right Reasons

By Ben Hunt | March 29, 2016 | 0 Comments

A quick follow-up to “Hobson’s Choice”, the most widely-read note in the Epsilon Theory canon to date (thank you!). First, I’ll be hosting a one…

Hobson’s Choice

By Ben Hunt | March 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

I’d like an omelet, plain, and a chicken salad sandwich on wheat toast, no mayonnaise, no butter, no lettuce, and a cup of coffee. Now all you have to do is hold the chicken, bring me the toast, give me a check for the chicken salad sandwich, and you haven’t broken any rules.