It is one of the greatest tragedies of today’s world that many people around us are stuck doing work that they neither crave nor enjoy, but still go along with just so the bills get paid. Let’s be honest, people who really love their job are few and far between. Most people wake up in…
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A recurring theme in economics is the division of economic output into two major categories: products and services. The distinction goes back to Adam Smith, who described it in The Wealth of Nations (1776). Since then, economists have distinguished between products and services in terms of the characteristics of the various components of demand and…
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Introduction As a marketing student, this is all very new to me, so be kind, dear readers. I’m going to give you an overview of what I have learned about marketing so far, and I hope it can help you with your side project, your day job as a marketing manager, or to kick off…
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This article is an opinion piece on the question and considerations of improving one’s superficial appearance, and how society interacts differently with you, based on your looks. Naivety When I was younger, I had a rebellious “skater girl” phase, inspired by a mix of old Avril Lavigne songs, cute neighborhood boys with skateboards, and a…
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Competition is inherent in marketplaces, and some people are in favor of a free market, while others are more in favor of regulation and central control, where the government provides a service instead of leaving it up to the market. Both approaches have upsides and downsides. Let’s explore some of them in this article! Introduction…
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Investing is hard. Everyone is chasing risk-free profits, but in reality the most profitable investments are usually the most risky. This is because fast-growing industries are inherently unstable – if they were stable, analysts would look at their history of positive cash flows and bid the price up. Traditionally, you could have avoided too much…
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This article covers a few aspects of the history of worker safety from the 1800s to today. Let’s start with how dangerous things were for the working class back then. Life was hard, if you lived in the United Kingdom around the year 1900, you would have worked a 12-hour day 6 days a week…
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Since antiquity, we have known that friendship and companionship have been essential ingredients for human health and happiness. Humans are intensely social creatures – In fact, research has shown that the quality of our relationships is a better predictor of health and longevity than our biological makeup. So it’s imperative to build and nurture the…
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The digitization of medical information holds enormous potential for the study and treatment of disease. When combined with modern AI algorithms, the data can be used to uncover new disease mechanisms and to create effective treatments. There is, however, a need for careful security measures to protect this data from unauthorized access and to protect…
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One of the most famous concepts in modern economics is that of specialization – the process of concentrating your efforts on what you do best, and paying someone else to do other tasks that they can do more efficiently than you. This is a powerful concept that has been responsible for some of the biggest…
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