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Mind Over Money: Archive

Kevin Cook

AI in Action: Deep Learning Cracks Poker Code (Part I)

How engineers taught a computer to beat poker pros using its "intuition"

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Thaler's Nobel: Brilliant, Lazy, Humble

After this high-profile prize in economics, investors might just be ready to admit how irrational they can be.

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Monty Hall and Probability 101

In honor of the late great Let's Make a Deal host, I offer some good and fun reasons to learn more math.

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The Secret Meaning of FANG

Beyond a mere momentum fad, 3 of these companies are part of a tech renaissance that will last decades.

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Indecision Won't Kill You, But It Will Take Your Money

The pitfalls and powers of decision-making for traders and investors could be a model for everyone else.

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What You See, and What You Get: The Neurology of Perception

While "the biotech century" cures cancer, it's also tackling dozens of neurological diseases investors should learn about.

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Why the Apple Ecosphere Could Own Augmented Reality

One analyst predicts AR/VR markets to grow to $100 billion in 4 years and diagrams 4 hardware + software waves Apple owns.

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The E.T. Economy: Disruptive Technology and the Behavior of Shopping

Kevin Cook dives into the disruptive technology that creates new shopping behavior, and vice versa.

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What to Do Before the Machines Take Over

Could automation and AI wipe out a billion jobs in the next decade and create an inequality chasm?

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Irrational Demands: Of Anchors, Pearls, and Procrastination

While Dan Ariely's first book offered a shocking view of human behavior, Payoff may change your life for the better

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Brains Prefer Stories to Make Decisions

Looking at the neuroscience -- and the Hollywood science -- behind the power of stories.

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SaaSy B2B Sales Are in the Clouds

One way to keep in tune with the leading edge of the economy is to study the innovations in software.

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The Most Important Market in the World

While the country leans toward protecting our borders in multiple ways, there???s an even more attractive market for you to invest in.

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The Evolution of Risk-Taking

Trading is one of the hardest day jobs in the world - what drives those who succeed at it?

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Inside the Mind of Bill Ackman As Valeant Collapsed

How one of the smartest minds on Wall Street was blinded by belief and abandoned due diligence.

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How Small Traders Win in the Era of Algos

While Renaissance Technologies makes most other hedge funds look foolish, even the independent trader can copy their discipline.

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Big Economic Shifts Challenge Your Decision-Making

Learn about your cognitive biases to make better decisions with your money and investing.

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