QUESTION: How were ancient coins placed into circulation? DR JB ANSWER: That is actually a very interesting question. As the legend goes, the Gauls (French) attempted to invade the city of Rome quietly, but had frightened the sacred flock of geese that made a lot of noise. This alerted the Romans to the surprise attack giving […]
24,26,367,391.603394 This year’s World Economic Conference was most interesting. We really had to put our thinking caps on because we have entered the Great Unknown where Keynesian Economics has crumbled to dust. We have to reassess the future and how this will unfold as the central banks are beside themselves in many countries and the […]
The Rome 2019 World Economic Conference was a lot of fun. We have a very diverse crowd from around the world including central bankers, hedge funds, pension funds, and private investors. Nigel Farage was great and he calls our conferences the “alternative to Davos,” which inspired applause from attendees.
QUESTION: Do you see this new age of the internet destroying jobs that result in a Great Depression as you have illustrated with the advancement of the combustion engine in altering the agricultural economy as we move into the future? What is the future for our children? Thank you KL ANSWER: Society historically moves through […]
COMMENT: I found your comment most interesting on curiosity as the driving force being Einstein and the key for everyone to follow no matter what the field. This is precisely what is ignored in school. They teach you to memorize, not to challenge the status quo. Thanks HF REPLY: Yes, my professor friend who explained […]
QUESTION: If I remember my history well, letting in all of these refugees who are Muslim will eventually mean that Europe becomes Muslim or at the very least we will have a Muslim at the head of the EU in a matter of just a few decades. Would you care to refresh my history on […]
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Nero’s Domus Transitoria (Transit House) has finally opened to visitors after 10 years of renovations. Even I have never visited this place despite all the times I have been to Rome. You must descend underground to view the rooms and gardens of the residence, covered over the centuries by other buildings and debris. This was the first […]
The latest thing now is that constructing office buildings out of concrete and steel is now claimed to account for 5% to 8% of total greenhouse gas. They are now proposing to construct skyscrapers out of wood that are 35 to 40 stories high. They now argue that concrete structures are huge contributors to greenhouse […]
Back in May 2018, a Brooklyn man entered Mount Sinai Hospital. A blood test revealed that he was infected with Candida Auris (CA) which is a newly discovered fungus that can be deadly if it enters the bloodstream and spreads throughout the body. It is now one of the super-bugs immune to antibiotics. If CA […]
