The Histomap – 4,000 years of World History courtesy of the David Rumsey Map Collection
The full resolution download make it well worth the visit and registration at the David Rumsey Map Collection:
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CNY/INR breaks 10, then 11 in the one month of Aug 2013 alone
Not surprisingly, when in Hong Kong I hear a lot about USD/CNY and HKD/CNY, and when in India I hear most interest […]
Structured Finance for Fifth Graders
I have long advocated that financial and economic education should begin earlier and occupy a greater share of most children’s education than […]
Morpheus XO Indian Brandy
For sale in Kerala, not Karnataka, to military personnel only?
Picture showing a 400% price increase over 20 years
Price increases of India’s Malayalam Manorama yearbook from Rs. 40 in 1993 to ₹200 in 2013, though now with color photos and […]
Signature Indian “Scotch” whiskey
Tweet: For a nation that loves its Johnny Walker, a good enough daily domestic Made in: India Alcohol: 42.8% Cost: ₹????/L Primary […]
My two annas on the Rupee in 2013-2014
Disclaimer: Although I am very interested in currencies, FX is the asset class in which I have the thinnest track record in […]
A (nearly) cashless future?
Many recent visitors from the west to Asia, even to Japan, might take a while to get used to the wide-spread “cash […]
Sex and Literacy in India
Another quick chart showing that not only does correlation not always imply cause, but often even that third factor that built the […]
A Phoenician reminder to read the fine print
From Asterix the Gladiator by Goscinny and Uderzo, Knight Books 1976