Required reading: the books that students read in 28 countries around the  world |

Car design is about to change forever. This video encapsulates howLink here

Tulips-to-TeslaLink here or longer version listen here

The Island Brokers Are OverwhelmedLink here

BTS’s Loyal Army of Fans Is the Secret Weapon Behind a $4 Billion I.P.OLink here – a firm that manages music band group, did IPO in South Korea and got listed.

Economists tell stories, just like novelists — don’t let the Nobel for ‘economic sciences’ fool youLink here

Breaking Big Tech – by Bill Smead of Smead Capital ManagementLink here

What caught my attention is perspective on “ESG” investing, lots of investor avoids tobacco, alcohol, gaming/casino as they ruin lives – they want invest in socially responsible firm and they have found tech to tick ESG boxes of investing. However “Suicides among 10-18-year old kids have soared with email/social media addiction. Friendships are broken over politics. Civil discourse has disappeared. Violent protests are off the charts. Homicides in major cities have skyrocketed. Folks are siloed into like-minded groups and all this is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 quarantine. People are ignoring their loved ones to satisfy the addiction to the phone or online shopping or social media or to YouTube videos.” Looks like nobody is paying attention to how much discord these tech companies are causing – not acting in Socially Responsible manner. Food for thought?

The Cold War rocket expert that Elon Musk called when he wanted to go to MarsLink here

Inflation is Totally Out of the Control of Central Banks – Eugene Fama, Nobel laureate and Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago, doesn’t believe in a stock market bubble. But he is worried about the high levels of government debt. He warns that investors could stop perceiving government bonds as risk-free. A conversation with the «father of modern finance – Link here

What the Harvard endowment’s below-average grade can teach you about index funds and your investmentsLink here

Fake fixed depositLink here

Why some onions were too sexy for FacebookLink here – for people overly bullish on tech can do wonders. I agree tech is amazing tool but once in a while tech shows you its drawback and one to ought wonder if it can create problems or bias for some general population.

‘Jet fighter’ godwit breaks world record for non-stop bird flightLink here – so after reading article, I was wondering if technical definition of “non-stop flight” is different than what one assumes it by reading, meaning no stoppage or halt for food or breathing halt etc is not counted, so I spoke to a bird watcher hobbyist to understand it and it actually means “non-stop”. Before they begin flying, birds stuff themselves up with food just like camel stores water for journey. Truly remarkable.

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