In the 18th century the philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed an observation system called The Panopticon. It comes from the Greek for “all seeing”. It was…
Scottish pounds are much maligned in England. (And among mystified Australian customs officers, I can report.) But what if these funny looking scraps of paper,…
Whatever form of money might be best theoretically speaking, cryptocurrencies are the future and fiat is the past. That’s what Sam Volkering thinks. Here’s how…
We live in an exponential age. Our pension funds presume 7% compounding returns. Our central banks target 2% compounding inflation (emphasis on target). Our GDP…
222 years ago, this 47-year-old British chemistry teacher discovered something incredible… Which could help unlock a niche energy industry predicted to be worth up to…
It’s day four of my Covid quarantine. And I can’t help wondering whether Covid isn’t finished with financial markets yet, either. I started writing this…