Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the third in a series of blogs on Economics in the Age of Pandemics. In the first blog we developed the idea that the cornerstone concept of any economic system should be human health (we did an informal poll here and this idea was overwhelmingly voted for). In the second blog we introduced … Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minute We hope you listen in to this great conversation with Joel and Mammad Mamoodhi,. Mammad is an economist, community builder, and tech entrepreneur currently living in NYC. They continue a conversation around the sustainability of the current economic system in the face of a pandemic, They highlight some shortcomings and possible solutions. As always, we … Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minute A record 10 million have filed for unemployment over the last two weeks. That number is expected to grow in the coming weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. No one knows how long or far this current global economic catastrophe will last or reach. These times bring up a question that is worth discussing. As … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutes I recently read an article titled Why Insect Populations are Plummeting and Why It Matters. The article pertains to a recent study showing that 40% of insect species are in decline. A quote that specifically stood out to me was this… “If we don’t stop it, entire ecosystems will collapse due to starvation.” How as … Read more
