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Negative interest rates – are there any positives?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Some say that economics is “the dismal science” and perhaps this is because many economic theories do not seem to work in practice. One contemporary example is negative interest rates, where instead of interest being added to their savings, individuals find that value is lost.

Negative rates have been introduced by some central banks...

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Can we replace politicians with robots?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageA robot for an MP -- who'd vote for that?Shutterstock/Mombo

If you had the opportunity to vote for a politician you totally trusted, who you were sure had no hidden agendas and who would truly represent the electorate’s views, you would, right?

What if that politician was a robot? Not a human with a robotic personality but a real artificially...

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