A reserve changes the price
Buying consumables in advance is sometimes cheaper than buying them at the moment of urgent need. But a stock saves money only under several conditions: the goods will definitely be…
Owning what can be lost
Every object will one day be lost, broken, sold, stolen or thrown away. Sometimes it simply outlives its owner and becomes a problem for his relatives. Daniel Kahneman, Jack Knetsch…
Different, but equal
Political language likes to choose between two convenient extremes: either all people are the same, or differences grant a right to a hierarchy of worth. People really do differ —…
X50CrMoV15 and 1.4116: The Steel Half of Europe’s Kitchens Are Made Of
If there is a European knife in your kitchen that you did not buy in a boutique, it is very likely made from this steel. It is also what hides…
Memory With Editing Rights
A memory is not a video recording. Frederic Bartlett had British participants read a Native American story, “The War of the Ghosts”, and then asked them to reproduce it after…
The Animal Did Not Read This Advice
Popular safety notes like one universal rule: do not run, make eye contact, make yourself look big, or drop to the ground. Animals of different species are under no obligation…