When did humans first learn to count?
Realize that it took thousands of years to progress from counting “one, two, many” to our modern mathematical world.
Too smart, too successful: Mongolia’s superwomen struggle to find husbands
Highly educated women far outnumber men in the capital – making it difficult for them to find a partner.
This trend has given rise to what is known as Mongolia’s “reverse gender gap”. Now women are more educated than men. They are less likely to be unemployed. They also live longer – by a decade on average.
Nikola Tesla’s Earthquake Machine
In 1896 Tesla was working on oscillations to be used for energy transfer. The idea was to create a steam-powered oscillator, able to create various frequencies. If the frequency matched the resonance frequency, a receiving device should transform the mechanical oscillations back into an electric current.
Visualizing the Longest Bull Markets of the Modern Era
During the longest bull market in modern history, the S&P 500 surged a whopping 418% over the 9.5 years between November 1990 and March 2000.
The Yangtze River Delta Integration Plan
The Yangtze River Delta is China’s richest region per capita, and in 2016 generated a GDP of RMB 17.72 trillion (US$2.76 trillion) – about 20 percent of national GDP. It is responsible for one-third of China’s imports and exports, and has a population of about 150 million people – 11 percent of the country’s total.
To be successful, the region will have to compete against China’s other regional clusters – the Pearl River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region – and overcome an array of integration challenges.