Tom SpencerGold remains one of the most recognisable precious metals and a highly sought-after commodity. In many cultures, owning gold is still considered a status symbol of affluence and good fortune. Historically, currencies from the US, and many other countries, could be converted into a certain weight of gold. Gold was the money, and the circulating […]
The coronavirus epidemic has rattled the planet. Universities are shutting down or going to online learning, California has issued a mandatory lockdown for its 40 million residents. The UK has 3,500 known cases of the virus and London will probably be shut down in the next week, if not before. Commerce has ground to a […]
A mental model is simply a representation of reality. The world is complex, and so we cannot account for every moving part and keep all the details in our brains. In the words of the famous physicist Richard Feynman: “You only think you know, as a matter of fact. And most of your actions are […]