Why were we actually taught arithmetics?
Or: how to make headlines nowadays on the basis of absolute numbers and thus spread fear and terror unnecessarily. On 23 February, in typical American dramatic Hollywood style, the newly-appointed Joe Biden and his First Lady went to the White House to commemorate the victims of the Corona pandemic. ...
Why, why, why?
There are no stupid questions, only stupid people who do not ask. Anke Maggauer-Kirsche (*1948), German poet, aphorist and former caregiver for the elderly in Switzerland If I ask you what you were doing at a quarter to three yesterday afternoon, you will most likely have to think longer...
Conflicts of interest?
In finance, a sector still very strongly represented with 25% in Luxembourg’s national product, the issue of conflict of interest is regulated by European Directive 2014/65/EU of May 15, 2014. By means of this directive, every financial institution is required to be able to identify potential conflicts of interest...
Facts and figures
„Mathematics satisfies the mind through its extraordinary certainty.“ Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630), German Astronomer Of apples and pears How do you actually add the two fractions 1/24 (04/03/2020)and 713/12.432 (14/11/2020)? Even if your last maths course was a little while ago, you instinctively know that the result cannot...
