What your cells look like at minus 180°C

What your cells look like at minus 180°C

Recently I’ve found myself looking at pictures of dangerous pathogens. Many of the pictures were produced by Dr Elizabeth Fischer of the Rocky Mountain Laboratories. Dr Fischer has spent three decades creating images of deadly diseases: from Ebola to HIV and...
The no.1 most important concept in investing

The no.1 most important concept in investing

I read a thought-provoking piece on risk this week. It was about how a terrible event changed one man’s outlook on life and how he thinks about risk. And it absolutely reinforced something I’ve always known to be true about investing. That is, that you need to...
Why Warren Buffett Has Just Done A Massive U-Turn

Why Warren Buffett Has Just Done A Massive U-Turn

The legend of Warren Buffett is built on his ability to see what other investors miss. And to sit out on the hot assets other investors are clamouring over. Usually, he turns out to be right… even if people poke fun at him along the way. In the end days of the...
Bleak news: Stocks surge! Be careful…

Bleak news: Stocks surge! Be careful…

Is that it? Is the bear market over? Look at a chart of the US stock market over the past few weeks and you could certainly make a pretty optimistic case. It sure looks like we’ve seen the bottom of this big sell-off: The Dow dropped around 38% between 12th February...