Can the sky sometimes tell us something about markets? Illustration: Larissa Koshkina. Source: Pixabay Two years ago we had no idea what was coming. Most folks approached the end of 2019 with the usual mix of hope and fear – hope for better times ahead, fear [...]
Are we addicted to winning? Illustration: Superolli. Source: Openclipart We see it every week: glowing reviews of great stars and managers; the adoration or condemnation of home and rival teams; and the endless hours of watching the game and commentary and replay and analysis of their [...]
You can’t get something from nothing. Illustration: Randall Munroe. Source: Wikimedia It’s the same principle as the conservation of mass, or conservation of energy, or conservation of momentum. In nuclear physics, when deuterium atoms merge to form a helium atom, a teeny-tiny amount of mass is [...]
