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A Problem for Residents of the Future: Powering Those Futuristic Residences

S.A.R.A.H. (Self-actuated Residential Automated Habitat), the talking, thinking, usually helpful house on Eureka is such a regular on the show that  she could qualify as just another wacky genius in a town full of them. But though she’s smarter than ...

From ERIC WOLFF, Science Not Fiction,  14 Oct 2009

The Elegant Way to Save Earth From Asteroid Destruction

You mean we can’t just count on Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck to save us? Of course we can! They can totally pilot the space ship with the gravity beam for 20 years. I think we’d all be into that, right? To worry about asteroid destruction at this point ...

From ERIC WOLFF, Science Not Fiction,  4 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Bruce Willis,  Ben Affleck,  NASA

No, for the Umpteenth Time, Your Brain Isn’t Hiding Superpowers From You

How many times have sci-fi shows inflicted this situation on us: Character X: Oh my god I can read minds! And move things with my brain! And start fires! And I’m suddenly becoming hella smart! Scientist character responsible for explaining things:  Aha! ...

From ERIC WOLFF, Science Not Fiction,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Pat Robertson

Talkin’ Science and Science Fiction With Eureka’s Jaime Paglia

The geniuses of Eureka are inspired by a pretty good source: the geniuses of Cambridge, Mass. Before his TV writing career took off, Jaime Paglia, co-creator of SyFy’s number-one-rated show,  had a part-time gig as a program director of a science and ...

From ERIC WOLFF, Science Not Fiction,  31 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Tim Berners-Lee,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  University of California, Los Angeles,  Warner Brothers

Monster's Guidance is Not Guidance

Monster Worldwide (MNST), which suddenly saw the light at the end of last year and decided it would no longer issue guidance, "corrected" analysts yesterday on what number they should plug into their models for Q1 operating expenses. This "correction" ...

From ERIC WOLFF, ETF Investor,  19 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

Is Trouble Brewing at GLG Partners?

Alternative investments have, over the past 3 years, attracted record attention from investors, the public markets, and business students eager to cash in on the boom. Over the past several months, as the financial markets have been rocked by credit ...

From ERIC WOLFF, ETF Investor,  17 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Lehman Brothers,  Morningstar, Inc.

Are Staffing Stocks Diverging?

I have written at length on Monster Worldwide (MNST), Korn Ferry (KFY), and Heidrick & Struggles (HSII) in the past few months, arguing that the upcoming turmoil in the economy and, eventually, the job markets will reveal the underlying cyclicality of ...

From ERIC WOLFF, ETF Investor,  9 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

The Short Case for Evercore Partners

In keeping with my recent theme of finding cyclical companies trading at peak earnings, enter Evercore Partners (EVR): a near pure-play investment back specializing in advising US M&As on behalf of corporate clients. Currently trading at 13x what I ...

From ERIC WOLFF, ETF Investor,  6 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Evercore Partners Inc,  KKR Financial Corp.

Monster's Bleak Outook Buoys Short Case

US Monster Employment Index Turns Negative NorthAmerica operating margins declined in Q4, despite a small increase in revenue. This supports my assertion that margins are very sensitive to small decreases in revenue. Management Pulls FY08 Guidance ...

From ERIC WOLFF, ETF Investor,  4 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

Monster's Bleak Outlook Buoys Short Case

US Monster Employment Index Turns Negative Management Pulls FY08 Guidance and Dodges Tough Questions on the CC: Management Vows to Continue to Invest in the Business: Editor's Note: This article was updated with author's changes on Feb 5. Over the ...

From ERIC WOLFF, ETF Investor,  4 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

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