"The Metamorphosis," written by Franz Kafka, is a profound and unsettling tale that begins with its protagonist, Gregor Samsa, awaking to find himself transformed into a large, grotesque insect-like creature. Gregor, initially bewildered and disoriented, tries to...
In a complex world, the nuances of focus and attention strongly influence success and failure. The iconic ‘Invisible Gorilla’ experiment, conducted by Harvard researchers Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons in 1999, offers a compelling demonstration of this idea....
Time is perhaps the most influential piece in the financial planning puzzle. In his days, Albert Einstein contributed extensively to humanity’s understanding of the complexities of time, and he has provided some of the absolute...
In the sweltering heat of July, my family embarked on a journey to the distant and magical realm of Disney World. Over four exhaustive days, we immersed ourselves along with the other 57,000 daily visitors in a world where fairy tales come alive and where dreams, no...
When two worlds collide, there is bound to be a spectacle. This past weekend, Cincinnati experienced such a collision as the city teemed with an influx of music and sports enthusiasts. The city, already known for its love of baseball, was not just painted red by...
Smart technology surrounds us. Each day, we carry smart phones in our pockets, monitor our fitness with smart watches, and sleep in smart homes. We may all soon commute in smart cars driving on top of smart concrete. Yes, smart concrete! The current scientific and...
A Tale of Molasses and Misfortune On the morning of January 15, 1919, the residents of Boston could not have imagined the catastrophe that would ensue later that afternoon. The United States Industrial Alcohol Company (USIA), nestled in the North End neighborhood of...
The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates again. Inflation is on the rise. The unemployment rate remains low despite a recent wave of corporate layoffs. What does it all mean? That is the quintessential investor question, and it is a difficult one to answer. The...
The “golden ratio” is a mathematical concept that has influenced civilizations and cultures for centuries. Its direct influence ranges from the design of the Egyptian pyramids to modern-day database management and encryption. The first known mention of the golden...
The shortest day of the year is near. For some, the winter solstice is that day each year when the Earth’s northern hemisphere leans farthest from the sun, offers a mere 9.5 hours of daylight, and when, quite often, we first encounter those frigid winter temperatures....