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Rodger E. Carty
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Fracturing physics
It's mind bending, but ever so much fun to put it in a story. I'll just give you a précis. My novel Falling Up is about a boy who can fly. Yeah, I know. And I nicknamed him Peter in acknowledgement. Anyway, to deal with the physics without invoking pixie dust, I fantasized that he could control gravity with his mind.
Good so far, except this means he feels zero gravity. Well, that's cool, and being Read more of this blog post »
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“I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said.”
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“Ares 3. Well, that was my mission. Okay, not mine per se. Commander Lewis was in charge. I was just one of her crew. Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. I would only be “in command” of the mission if I were the only remaining person.
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I had a heart attack and subsequent (6) bypass surgery the year before, and as I was recovering from that, I decided it was now or never. Writing the novel was a wonderful experience; I'm hooked! I'm presently planning out both a prequel and a sequel
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“And here we are today, with stupid people still doing stupid things to other people. The king of California who rigged a bomb in his office building, so if anyone ever killed him, he would kill them back. A king here in Venezuela who enslaved people to make toxic chemicals that other people would buy and make him rich. Chemicals which would make those people slaves as well, needing to take those chemicals again and again until they died from them.”
Carty, Rodger E. Falling Up (p. 401). self. Kindle Edition.”
― Falling Up
Carty, Rodger E. Falling Up (p. 401). self. Kindle Edition.”
― Falling Up
“After a few seconds of silence, Peter asked, “Do you know why they did it? Why they killed most of the people on the planet, and civilization at the same time?” Lucy shook her head. “Nobody knows, I think. Just stupid people, doing stupid things. They killed their enemies, but it made their enemies kill them at the same time.”
Carty, Rodger E. Falling Up (p. 401). self. Kindle Edition.”
― Falling Up
Carty, Rodger E. Falling Up (p. 401). self. Kindle Edition.”
― Falling Up
“What trade brought you to Venezuela?” Peter smiled grimly. “Not trade. Lately, I've been somewhat distracted by other concerns. I suppose I could say it's a matter of protecting the ability to trade.” Alberto saw his face take on a fierce look. “There can be no trade when people take whatever they want from others. Including their freedom — or even their lives.”
Carty, Rodger E. Falling Up (p. 435). self. Kindle Edition.”
― Falling Up
Carty, Rodger E. Falling Up (p. 435). self. Kindle Edition.”
― Falling Up
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“When government is bankrolling the business, there is no need to produce something and sell it for more than it cost to make."
Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 36). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 36). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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“Fryer paid second graders $2 for every book they read. This reward for inputs—something students can control directly—did change behavior and ultimately led to higher grades (though that is not what the students were rewarded for).5
5. “Satchel, Uniform, Bonus,” The Economist, May 20, 2010.
Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 38). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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5. “Satchel, Uniform, Bonus,” The Economist, May 20, 2010.
Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 38). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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“The business cycle takes a human toll, as the layoffs splashed across the headlines attest. Policymakers are increasingly expected to smooth this business cycle; economists are supposed to tell them how to do it.
Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 213). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 213). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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“Most economists would concede that, in theory, government has the tools to smooth the business cycle. The problem is that fiscal policy is not made in theory; it’s made in Congress. For fiscal policy to be a successful antidote to recession, three things must happen: (1) Congress and the president must agree to a plan that contains an appropriate remedy; (2) they must pass their plan in a timely manner; and (3) the prescribed remedy must kick in fast. The likelihood of nailing all three of these requirements is slim. Remarkably, in most postwar recessions, Congress did not pass legislation in response to the downturn until after it had ended. In one particularly egregious example, Congress was still passing legislation in May 1977 to deal with the recession that ended in March 1975.17 At the end of the relatively mild 2001–2002 recession, the New York Times ran the following headline: “Fed Chief Sees Decline Over; House Passes Recovery Bill.” I’m not making this stuff up.
Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 214). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 214). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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“I was fond of saying, “A bad stimulus is better than no stimulus, and a bad stimulus is what we got.”
Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 215). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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Wheelan, Charles J.. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (p. 215). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.”
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