Lionel Robbins defined economics as: “the science which studies behaviour as a relationship between unlimited wants and limited resources which have alternative uses.”
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How do we understand this tension between unlimited...

Best & Worst Foods to Eat with Gout | Reduce Risk of Gout Attacks and Hyperuricemia



Gout is an inflammatory monoarticular arthropathy that is caused by monosodium urate crystal deposition within particular joints in the body....

FT Alphaville's Brendan Greeley explains how the growth in military spending under the US president has helped to stimulate the economy and boost GDP.

In INET's full interview with Ha-Joon Chang, he discusses some ideas that seem contrary to traditional thinking in economics, such as free trade does not necessarily make countries richer, and that there is no such thing as a free...

In this video, I discuss the mechanism of transmission and development of Kuru, a prion disease derived from cannibalism of brains infected by either Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD) or others with Kuru.<br/>

The panelists discuss large complex financial institutions at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 9, 2011. The speaker in this segment is Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser at the China Banking Regulatory Commission. The other panelists...

In this video, a couple discusses their garbage collection and recycling habits. They talk about the amount of garbage they produce, the different types of waste they separate, and the increase in consumption during the holiday season....

In the first part of this three-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Robert Skidelsky and his son Edward Skidelsky about their book, How Much is Enough? Money and the Good...

David Wu, a chartered accountant by training, is also a member of PwC China’s Management Board, and also holds the following leadership roles: China Government and Regulatory Affairs Leader, North China Markets Leader and Beijing...

A press release on a recently published scientific study has been catching clicks with the headline “low-calorie sweeteners do not mean low risk for infants, new research shows the impact ‘diet’ ingredients have on body weight and gut...

An enlarged prostate (also known as Benign prostatic hyperplasia) is a relatively common condition that increases in prevalence as men get older. Certain dietary and lifestyle choices can influence the growth of the prostate, the...

This video is a lesson on demand pull inflation. The presenter explains the basics of demand pull inflation, including its association with aggregate demand and its impact on price level and real output. He also discusses the pros and...

FT commodities correspondent Emiko Terazono explains how even before the pandemic meat consumption was showing signs of having peaked in developed countries. Demand in China, which accounts for almost a third of the total meat eaten,...

Beverages to Avoid with Enlarged Prostate | Reduce Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia



An enlarged prostate (also known as Benign prostatic hyperplasia) is a relatively common condition that increases in prevalence as...

This video explains the concept of negative externalities, which are external costs that are imposed on society due to the production or consumption of a good or service. The video provides examples of both production and consumption...

New research from the University of Tasmania has found that seabirds are becoming smaller in size due to their consumption of plastic.

A few nutrition studies have been circulating social media lately and need some clearing up.

In part 3 of INET's interview with Ha-Joon Chang, he says that as the United States stumbles in its role of "buyer of last resort," exporting countries like Germany and Japan have to do the job of rebalancing because structural...

Computer science team successfully taps electronic "noise" to reveal details about water and energy use



Description: You may get a breakdown of your home energy use in your monthly bill, but what if you could see...

The world economy is depleting the earth's natural resources, and economists cling to models that make no reference whatsoever to the biophysical basis that underpins the economy. That's why ecological economics is needed, says William...

Green Tea: Health Benefits and Risks<b<br/>r/>

In this lesson, we discuss in-vitro and animal model findings concerning health benefits (Anti-bacterial, anti-viral etc.) and health risks of consuming green tea.

This video lecture explains advanced concepts related to production possibility diagrams. It starts by providing a recap of what these diagrams are and the three sections they include. The speaker then introduces the concept of...

Because he died so young, Keats' poetry is often read biographically. Readers usually come to the consensus that his death at 25 years of age robbed the world of one of its greatest writers. And Keats certainly thought his early death...

In part 6 of INET's interview with Robert Skidelsky, he talks about Keynes' moral critique as it relates to American consumption