That's Interesting
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Has Australia Really Had a 28-Year Expansion?
08th October, 2019“This discrepancy between the growth rate of per capita GDP and the growth rate of GDP implies that population growth has been a key factor for Australia’s economic expansion. A rising population increases the size of the economy, and therefore total output increases, which is reflected in the level of GDP.”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/september/australia-28-year-expansion -
Traffic Officers in North Korea
08th October, 2019The iconic women who direct Pyongyang’s cars.
External Link: https://koryogroup.com/blog/traffic-officers-in-north-korea -
Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
08th October, 2019“By the end of the 19th century, London was trying to shed its reputation as a stinky cesspool.”
“Patented by British engineer Joseph Edmund Webb in the 1890s, the so-called “sewer gas destructor lamps” were designed to extract gases from the pipes and burn them off at high heat.”
External Link: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/carting-lane-sewer-gas-lamp -
1986 article on the death of vinyl
08th October, 2019Interesting article from 1986 to contrast with the article from The Age below on the resurgence of vinyl records.
What’s old is new again.
External Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1986/10/26/the-vinyl-days/4a943480-5099-41f4-8729-7067162ab55e/ -
Step back in time: LPs to outstrip CDs for first time in 33 (and 1/3) years
08th October, 2019(Paywall) article on the resurgence of vinyl record sales.
External Link: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/step-back-in-time-lps-to-outstrip-cds-for-first-time-in-33-and-1-3-years-20190927-p52vk9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed -
Do Yield Curve Inversions Predict Recessions in Other Countries?
09th September, 2019“In this blog post, we examine the yield curve for six countries with some of the largest advanced economies in the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, the US”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/august/yield-curve-inversions-predict-recessions-other-countries -
St Louis Fed: Who Are the U.S.’s Largest Trade Partners?
08th September, 2019“In this post, we examine the U.S.’s overall trade deficit, as well as the trade balance with respect to major U.S. trading partners.”
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2018/november/who-us-largest-trade-partners -
The Glorious Poster Art of the Soviet Space Program in Its Golden Age
08th September, 2019“How do you sell a government program that spends tens of millions of dollars on research and development for space travel?”
External Link: http://www.openculture.com/2019/08/the-glorious-poster-art-of-the-soviet-space-program-in-its-golden-age-1958-1963.html -
The Atlantic: To Survive in a Wetter World, Raise Ducks, Not Chickens
01st August, 2019“Farmers in Bangladesh are adapting to climate change, and it’s having an impact in faraway places—including on restaurant menus.”
External Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/07/bangladesh-climate-change-floods-ducks/593581/ -
The birth and death of a bike company: What happened to SpeedX?
01st August, 2019“The tale of the Chinese start-up SpeedX is one of rapid growth, dizzying expansion and total collapse. In the space of two wild years, the company blossomed from the seed of an idea to hogging headlines around the cycling and tech world. It was poised to disrupt the big brands with its competitively priced and highly integrated ‘smart’ road bikes. And then, seemingly overnight, on the eve of shipping its ambitious second model, SpeedX disappeared without a trace – leaving in its wake a trail of unfulfilled Kickstarter pledges, unpaid suppliers, and unreturned deposits.”
External Link: https://cyclingtips.com/2019/06/what-happened-to-speedx/