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The Andromeda Strain

By Ben Hunt | November 12, 2015 | 2 Comments

Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray’s case,…

Funny How?

By Ben Hunt | October 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

Henry Hill: You’re a pistol, you’re really funny. You’re really funny. Tommy DeVito: What do you mean I’m funny? Henry Hill: It’s funny, you know.…

Rounders

By Ben Hunt | September 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

Mike McDermott: In “Confessions of a Winning Poker Player,” Jack King said, “Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but…

One MILLION Dollars

By Ben Hunt | September 15, 2015 | 0 Comments

Dr. Evil: Gentlemen, it has come to my attention that a breakaway Russian Republic called Kreplachistan will be transferring a nuclear warhead to the United…

Season of the Glitch

By Ben Hunt | September 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

When I look over my shoulder What do you think I see? Some other cat lookin’ over His shoulder at me. – Donovan, “Season of…

When the Story Breaks

By Ben Hunt | August 25, 2015 | 0 Comments

The Three Types of Fear: The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs. It’s when the lights go out…

Breaking Bad

By Ben Hunt | August 19, 2015 | 0 Comments

Jesse: And why’d you go and tell her I was selling you weed? Walt: Because somehow it seemed preferable to admitting that I cook crystal…

Actually Maybe Not So Excellent

By Ben Hunt | August 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

Everything under heaven is in chaos; the situation is excellent. ― Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976) A quick email on China’s currency devaluation last night.…

“Suddenly, Last Summer”

By Ben Hunt | July 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

A quick Epsilon Theory email and a quick announcement. Announcement first. I’ll be giving a 1-hour webcast on Risk Premia strategies next Tuesday, August 4th,…

The New TVA

By Ben Hunt | July 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

War is too important to be left to the generals. – Georges Clemenceau (1841 -1929) Competition has been shown to be useful up to a…