From its beginnings in 1843, when The Economist newspaper was founded by a Scottish hat manufacturer to further the cause of free trade, The Economist Group has evolved into a staunchly independent global media and information-services company with intelligent brands for an international audience.
Norway is arguably at the forefront of marine technology and innovation. One of the more recent products of Norway’s efforts in this arena is the Far Solitude – the first of a new class of vessels overflowing with novel marine technology that serves to make shipping safer, cleaner, and cheaper too. Created to function as…
Data recording technology devices commonly found in airliners called “black boxes” allow investigators to discover what caused an airliner to crash. Similar recording systems are fitted to some trains, ships and lorries. Now a bill in America’s Congress seeks to make it compulsory for data recorders to be fitted to all cars by 2015. The idea is that…
Recent studies done revealed that people are generally poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that grants the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by external factors. But in a world of quotas and limits, two researchers suspected that it was actually a weakness….
Beyond Einstein’s theory of relativity, the time for breakthroughs in quantum physics is not over by a long shot. After five decades, billions of dollars and millions of man-hours, British physicist Peter Higgs has good reason for celebration. Along with four other scientists, he made a discovery that puts the finishing flourish on the “Standard Model”, the…
By making it easy to shop around, the new reality of online shopping was supposed to drive prices lower and be easy on the consumer’s pocket. But online seller sharks saw a golden money-making opportunity by taking keen interest in a new type of software that helps them spot wealthy and eager customers – so to…
The Economist puts China in the spotlight once more, and not only for its legacy of malinvestment. As it stands, Economists and policymakers around the world want China to consume more, in return for a reduction of its dependence on investment. The overall conception is that no economy that invests so heavily can possibly invest it all…
