Open vs closed: How humanity’s double nature govern history, for good and for ill
Human beings have a double tendency: We are traders, open to new ideas and collaboration, but we are also tribalists, especially when...
Free Trade: The key to prosperity
No country has ever become rich without trade. This is a description of why open economies perform better, utilising specialisation and competition...
Golden ages: What we can learn from their rise and fall
From Athens and Song China to Renaissance Italy, we’ve had many eras of scientific discovery and economic growth. What is their common...
New & improved: How innovations happen
Innovation is the key to growth and prosperity, but how does it happen? Looking at different cases of innovation from history, from...
