Consumers could more than cover the cost of goods they buy from favourite brands by investing in the owners of the businesses. A traditional and often successful method of investing is to buy what you know, mirroring consumer behaviour. But some experts say …
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Month: October 2019
How Science Got Sound Wrong
Neil Young was a famous rock musician in the 1970s, specializing in live performance and weird acoustic spaces, like the echo-filled iron sawdust burner I once camped in as a kid. In a recent interview for The New York Times Magazine, he claimed that digital …
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How Britain lost the brain behind those batteries
It’s hard to dispute that to build a dynamic, 21st-century economy, UK firms will need to rely on their wits. Michael Stanley Whittingham may not be a household name but the chances are the technology he developed is sitting in the smartphone in your pocket…
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Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 13 October 2019
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad. Panel: Jason Riley; Donna Brazile; Guy Benson; Charles Lane. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Former Sec. of Defense and author James Mattis (“Call Sign Chaos: Learning to L…
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Winds Slowly Ease – Skies Brighten – 60s Return by Late Week
Good News: Less Weeding – Fewer Allergies October in Minnesota is an acquired taste. Like liver and onions. Opera (in Italian). Punk polka. When it’s good, it’s VERY good. But often, it’s not. I’m giving thanks for many things: allergy season is going away.…
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