Do cyborgs dream of electric pigs?
12 mins. to read
As part of an occasional series on AI, Victor Hill considers some new thinking on how machines might one day be made “to think”.
Economics & Markets
Journal of the Plague Year X – Political Vaccinology
12 mins. to read
With nearly one million deaths worldwide from Covid-19, who will get the vaccine first? Will it work? And there is a dangerous trade-off between speed and safety, writes Victor Hill.
Is gold going mainstream?
4 mins. to read
Gold, as an asset class, has had many detractors, particularly amongst the institutional community, but is that about to change?
Tulips!
5 mins. to read
The latest Dutch tulip harvest is in, and experts confidently predict another bumper year for tulip growers and tulip investors alike.
Mr Sunak’s Challenge: How will we pay for coronavirus?
11 mins. to read
How will the government manage the colossal deficit resulting from the coronavirus pandemic? And if taxes must rise in the UK, where will they fall? Victor Hill investigates.
Journal of the Plague Year IX – The Cloud of Unknowing
12 mins. to read
At a global level, the coronavirus pandemic is not only still with us but is intensifying. There are still major questions around the disease with which we are slowly learning to live, writes Victor Hill.
Welcome to the Splinternet: What it means for investors
14 mins. to read
Remember the World Wide Web? It’s over. The global internet is fracturing along the major geopolitical fault lines, writes Victor Hill.
Winning the wrong game
6 mins. to read
If you are currently picking up nickels in front of steamrollers, you may wish to start playing a different game, writes fund manager Tim Price.
Britain breaks free – and wonders what to do next
11 mins. to read
Victor Hill considers why is the Johnson government finding it so difficult to articulate what Global Britain will look like, post-Brexit?
Time is running out for TikTok – and why that matters
11 mins. to read
TikTok is a Chinese-controlled internet portal where youngsters all over the world share hilarious videos of pets. Yet Mr Trump is determined either to supress it or bring it under US control.