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    Luck or Skill? An Examination of the Ehrlich - Simon Bet

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    In 1980, Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon placed a famous bet on whether the prices of a bundle of natural resources would rise or fall over the ensuing decade. Simon won the bet as the real price of the bundle fell significantly, and the result of this bet has been taken as proof that technological progress is likely overcome any Neo-Malthusian concerns about natural resource scarcity. Contrary to the popular perception, however, an examination of the price history of the identical bundle of goods from 1900-2007 shows that Ehrlich and not Simon would have won a majority of the bets over the past century and would have done so by a wide margin.Natural resources, scarcity, Neo-Malthusian

    Simon Hantaï: round table discussions

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    The work of the Hungarian painter Simon Hantaï (1922-2008) has gained increasing recognition in the last few years, particularly in terms of major retrospectives at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Villa Medici in Rome as well as an important exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York. After Hantaï moved to France in 1949, the series of paintings he made from the 1960s on – where processes of folding were materially at the heart of his practice – became a major and continuing influence on successive generations of French artists. The evening’s event will comprise two round table discussions. The first will look at the recent reception of Simon Hantaï and concentrate on a discussion with the artist François Rouan and Isabelle Monod-Fontaine who was one of the curators of the recent retrospective at the Centre Pompidou. The second will look at Simon Hantaï’s ongoing influence for subsequent artists and thinkers. Speakers: François Rouan, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Mick Finch, Philip Armstrong, Stuart Elliot, Andy Harper, Laura Lisbon and Daniel Sturgi

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    Simon Hantaï: Round table discussion

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    Edited transcript of the round table discussion about the work of Simon Hantaï held at the French Institute, 3 June 2014 François Rouan, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Mick Finch, Philip Armstrong, Stuart Elliot, Andy Harper, Laura Lisbon and Daniel Sturgis. The round table discussed the work of the Hungarian painter Simon Hantaï (1922-2008) has gained increasing recognition in the last few years, particularly in terms of major retrospectives at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Villa Medici in Rome as well as an important exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York. After Hantaï moved to France in 1949, the series of paintings he made from the 1960s on – where processes of folding were materially at the heart of his practice – became a major and continuing influence on successive generations of French artists

    On the huntsman spider genera Sparianthina Banks, 1929 and Anaptomecus Simon, 1903 from South and Central America (Araneae, Sparassidae)

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    The huntsman spider genera Sparianthina Banks, 1929 and Anaptomecus Simon, 1903 are reviewed. The type species of Sparianthina, Sparianthina selenopoides Banks, 1929, is redescribed, illustrated, and recorded from Costa Rica for the first time; a lectotype and paralectotype are designated. Three species are transferred to the genus: Sparianthina pumilla (Keyserling, 1880) comb. n. from Heteropoda Latreille, 1804 (lectotype and paralectotype are designated), Sparianthina rufescens (Mello-Leitão, 1940) comb. n. from Anaptomecus and Sparianthina milleri (Caporiacco, 1955) comb. n. from Macrinus Simon, 1887. The ♂ of S. rufescens (Mello-Leitão, 1940) comb. n. and the ♀ of S. milleri comb. n. are described for the first time. Three new species are described: Sparianthina adisi sp. n., S. deltshevi sp. n., and S. saaristoi sp. n. The male and female of Anaptomecus longiventris Simon, 1903 are described for the first time and the species is recorded from Panama for the first time. Two new species are described: Anaptomecus temii sp. n. and A. levyi sp. n. Keywords: Taxonomy, re-description, transfer, revie

    Journée Binet-Simon 2014

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    CORPS & MÉTHODOLOGIES  Corps décrit – corps vécu – corps vivant  Journées d’Études 2014 de la Société Binet-Simon 16 – 17 octobre 2014  Ecole Nationale d’Administration1 rue Sainte-Marguerite, F-67080 Strasbourg CedexTél : +33 03 88 21 44 44 - Fax : +33 (0)3 88 21 44 59(http://www.ena.fr)   Jeudi 16 octobre 2014 9:00   Accueil des participants 9:30   Ouverture de la Journée d’Etude (Amphi D. 108-109) 10:00  Conférence introductive (B.Andrieu) 10:45   Atelier Epistémologie(s) du corps  Mod..

    De paralysi

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    quam ... pro summis in arte medica honoribus ac privilegiis consequendis, publice examinandas proponit Simon Öberlin Mensheimensis Württembergicus. Ad d. 22. Aug. 1615. Hora locoque solitisDruckjahr nach Datum auf dem TitelblattEnth. 59 ThesenDiss. med. Basel, 161

    Jeffrey D. Simon. Revolutions Without Guerrillas

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    Cazes. Jeffrey D. Simon. Revolutions Without Guerrillas. In: Politique étrangère, n°2 - 1990 - 55ᵉannée. p. 423

    Some Notes on the Scientific Methods of Simon Kuznets

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    This paper discusses the scientific methods that guided the economic research of Simon Kuznets, with particular stress on his approach to measurement and theory. The paper closes with the transcription of a brief autobiographical talk by Kuznets at a dinner in honor of his eightieth birthday.
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