“In this research, we show that large events of devastating nature to the economy can be considered as good news to some interest groups, such as stock market traders.” – explain researchers Michael Donadelli [pictured], Renatas Kizys and Max Riedel in a new paper for the Journal of Financial Markets. In this case. the ‘large […]
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A Time/Cost Assessment of Toilet-Paper Folding, Worldwide
Three Swedish researchers spent time estimating the aggregate time spent folding the corners of toilet paper. They published this study (which tells only their estimate of how much time those other people spent folding, but does not disclose how much time the authors spent calculating and writing): “It is worth 10 million working hours a year […]
Dirty Money (a comprehensive review)
Before you reach into your pocket, bag, purse or wallet for some cash … you might pause for thought about the bacteria, yeasts, fungi, cysts and ova of intestinal parasites that could be lurking there. All the above are commonly found on money worldwide – but which types of cash are the filthiest? In a […]
Can’t not eat money, maybe
The saying “We can’t eat money” begs disagreement from British vegans and vegetarians. A report in The Guardian says: Bank of England urged to make new £5 note vegan-friendly More than 50,000 sign petition to cease use of tallow in production process, saying it is unacceptable to vegans and vegetarians… NEXT POST: Did those kids drool way […]