“The Gold Rush Among the Stars: Trillionaires and Asteroid Mining” by Vinayak Kalra
“Bound by Irrationality: Pride & Prejudice” by Anagha Gopinath
“The $120K Banana: Defining Value in the Art World” by Alizeh Razvi
“When Technology Expires” by Isha Trivedi
A person’s voice is a commodity, so in an era where one’s voice is more amplified by their popularity than ever before, even the perception of celebrity is a potential industry waiting to be tapped. With companies transitioning from television advertisements and billboards to personalized marketing and social media influencers, there is money to be made for the service of drumming up views, likes, retweets, and followers — even when they are fake.
Read MoreImagine walking into your usual Starbucks to pick up your daily double espresso, and as you’re taking out your wallet the cashier tells you that the coffee will cost you 1 million US dollars.
This is exactly the situation hyperinflation has created in Venezuela.
Read MoreThe executives of Canada’s largest banks are faced with a barrage of problems: tougher regulations, stricter mortgage rules, and even Trump’s trade disputes. However, there is one problem that looms over the entire banking industry, one that jeopardizes the necessity of banks altogether- technology.
Read MoreGo out to any park on a sunny Sunday, and there’s a high chance it’ll be filled with people walking their dogs. Pets. They’re everywhere— whether it’s the commonplace dogs or cats, the slightly off-beat reptiles, or the plain weird (and fairly illegal) Siberian tigers and poisonous cobras. The pet industry has been burgeoning in the last few decades, and it’s clear North Americans can’t get enough of their furry (and sometimes scaly) best friends [...]
Read MoreGuns have become synonymous with the United States in the same way as apple pie and baseball. In fact, as of 2017, Americans own nearly half (48%) of the total 650 million civilian-owned guns worldwide. Even more shocking, with a population representing only 5% or the global population, the United States accounts for 31% of global mass shootings. Clearly there is a problem.
Read MoreThe Russia we see now in the 21st century is far different from the Russia we saw back in the 50’s and 60’s. Oligarchs have risen to prominence in Russia. And as attention turns towards Russia, many can not help but become intrigued by their ever powerful and wealthy elite [...]
Read MoreThough 18 February, 2018, marked the 10-year anniversary of Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a bittersweet undertone of issues still looms over the infant nation [...]
Read More“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” I’m sure US Senator Daniel Moynihan had little clue, and would be disappointed to see, to what extent this now-famous quote applies to today’s political climate [...]
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