Monthly Archives: April 2019

Money talks (but do we understand what it says?)

Posted on April 26, 2019 by koenfucius

(featured image credit: Olivier Mabelly CC BY) What the flood of financial support for the rebuilding of the Notre Dame (and the reactions to it) tells us about ourselves Fires at famous landmarks understandably get a great deal of attention. … Continue reading →

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A fair price for everyone

Posted on April 19, 2019 by koenfucius

(featured image credit: Timothy Takemoto CC BY) Fairness is an important feature in our society. But is a fair price a fixed price, which is the same for everyone? For billions of years, life on this planet has been subject … Continue reading →

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Time is (not quite) money

Posted on April 12, 2019 by koenfucius

featured image credit: Jon Vonica The relationship between the two scarce resources that dominate our life is more complex than it may look at first sight When Benjamin Franklin published his essay, Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an … Continue reading →

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Unthinkable

Posted on April 5, 2019 by koenfucius

Be careful when you label a possibility ahead of you as unimaginable: your imagination may well be tested to destruction Have you ever attempted to log on to a website you rarely use, only to find that the password you … Continue reading →

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