Surveillance capitalism is helping the disadvantaged: who knew?
Here's some claims about recent research on fintech and AI. Berg, Burg, Gombovic, and Puri (2018) suggest that digital footprints can help boost financial inclusion,...
Zweig on doing good rather than grandstanding: a story
I've quoted Zweig several times on this blog since reading his memoirs, but I was going to post this — and forgot. So, better late...
Is the birthrate in Victoria dropping fast?
One of the things I keep track off in covid-times is what is happening to births. Though it was initially suggested couples might use their...
All that’s good about Jordan Peterson
I can't stand Jordan Petersen. I can't stand his remorseless humourlessness first of all. His self-righteousness, his grandiosity and megalomania, his boastfulness about how learned...
We are seven
Following a recent online conversation with Timothy Wilcox, I read Wordsworth’s extraordinary poem “We are seven” which I reproduce below. As you’ll see, it chimes...
Peace, food prices, (hunger?) deaths and inequality
Now and then one should look up and see if there are any trends that are not usually talked about in the media but that...
Central Banks Get Serious On Digital Currencies
Below is a recent article of mine for the FT on a subject dear to my heart. The Chinese are trialling it. The UK Treasury...