Just because the phrase ‘stand-up economist’ is a new one.

Also, let’s not forget the stand-up economist coming to Chicago next month.

“A monstrosity that turns scientists and thinkers into low-level entertainers” — that’s how statistician Nassim Taleb described the worldwide “TEDTalks” in his recent book, “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable”

via NED Talks at the Hideout – Chicago Tribune.