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“Brian Arthur was friends with Cormac McCarthy, the author who wrote All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men. Cormac helped shape the prose in that piece.”
Sentiment: Passing Reference
Trigger: impact of market changes
For: Readers interested in economics and business literature
Key quote: “Brian Arthur was friends with Cormac McCarthy, the author who wrote All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men.”
The host mentions Cormac McCarthy in relation to Brian Arthur's influential writing on business and economics. This connection highlights the literary quality of Arthur's work, suggesting that good writing can enhance complex ideas.
“Cormac McCarthy, the novelist who wrote All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men and many other Pulitzer Prize winning works.”
Sentiment: Passing Reference
Trigger: Cormac McCarthy's influence
For: Readers interested in the intersection of literature and economics
Key quote: “it turns out that Cormac McCarthy, the author, uh, the novelist who, you know, wrote all the pretty horses and no country for old men and many other, you know, Pulitzer Prize winning author, um, Brian Arthur, the economist who wrote the article, he went to Cormac MacArthur for help writing this piece”
The host mentions Cormac McCarthy in relation to an academic paper by Brian Arthur, highlighting McCarthy's role in improving the clarity of the writing. This reference serves to illustrate the intersection of literature and economics.