Physicists have known for decades that the process of observing and measuring phenomena changes those very phenomena—the so-called “observer effect." It does not even matter whether the “observer” is ...

Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In the course of my life, I have developed a conceptual framework which has helped me both to make money as a ...

“If misuse of ‘I’ and ‘me’ is an irritant, the abuse of ‘myself’ is nothing short of a blot on humanity.” — Heidi Stevens, “Words Work” I once thought that my two columns about reflexive pronouns — ...

This refers to the circular relationship between cause and effect in certain social phenomena. Both the cause and effect are mutually reinforcing, thus making it harder to delineate the two. In the ...

THE continued outperformance of stock markets around the world, led by Wall Street, has been a source of wonder, and possibly awe among many investors. In the early part of this year, it was easily ...