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The off-topic Conversation #75

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Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Why Uber's surge pricing is naive economics.

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Economists love Uber’s surge pricing. But it is doomed, because customers hate it.

Why?

Surge pricing occurs when the supply and demand for Uber vehicles becomes unbalanced, for example, due to inclement weather, a public holiday such as New Years Eve or some other event (public transport failure, terrorist attack, …). Supply is low...

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Are Australian snakes the deadliest in the world? Not even close

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imageIs Australia really the most lethal nation on earth when it comes down to it?The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Many Australians pride themselves on the belief that, of all the countries in the world, their snakes, spiders, jellyfish, centipedes, fish, ticks, bees and ants are the worst. And it’s easy to believe they’re right.

After all,...

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