The 4-Hour Body: Can You Actually Live Forever?
Tim opens this chapter with a promise: it will be the shortest chapter on life-extension ever written. He keeps that promise. But what’s packed in here is surprisingly practical.
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The 4-Hour Body: Can You Actually Live Forever?
Tim opens this chapter with a promise: it will be the shortest chapter on life-extension ever written. He keeps that promise. But what’s packed in here is surprisingly practical.
Zinc and Hurricane Katrina: When a Storm Moved the Metal Market
Most of the stories in this book are about people. Traders who got greedy. Governments that miscalculated. Speculators who cornered a market and then lost control. Chapter 21 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” is different. The main character is a hurricane. And the commodity it moved is one that most people have never thought about: zinc.
Zinc and Hurricane Katrina: When a Storm Moved the Metal Market
Most of the stories in this book are about people. Traders who got greedy. Governments that miscalculated. Speculators who cornered a market and then lost control. Chapter 21 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” is different. The main character is a hurricane. And the commodity it moved is one that most people have never thought about: zinc.
The 12-Week MBA Chapter 19: The Power of Dissent
Everyone on your team says they agree. The meeting ends early. People smile and nod. And then you make a terrible decision. Sound familiar?
The 4-Hour Body: Hitting Like Babe Ruth and Holding Your Breath
Tim Ferriss is jogging through Times Square during a blizzard with an 80-pound boxing heavybag across his shoulders. He and his batting coach went to the wrong hotel. No taxis. So they walk.
The 4-Hour Body: Hitting Like Babe Ruth and Holding Your Breath
Tim Ferriss is jogging through Times Square during a blizzard with an 80-pound boxing heavybag across his shoulders. He and his batting coach went to the wrong hotel. No taxis. So they walk.
The Chinese Copper Trader Who Vanished Without a Trace
In November 2005, a 36-year-old copper trader for the Chinese government stopped answering his phone. His apartment door stayed shut. He did not show up at work. His employer, the State Reserve Bureau, first told the London Metal Exchange that the man did not exist. Then they said he acted alone. Then they stopped talking. Chapter 20 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of Liu Qibing, who shorted up to 200,000 tons of copper on the LME and vanished when the bet went wrong.
The Chinese Copper Trader Who Vanished Without a Trace
In November 2005, a 36-year-old copper trader for the Chinese government stopped answering his phone. His apartment door stayed shut. He did not show up at work. His employer, the State Reserve Bureau, first told the London Metal Exchange that the man did not exist. Then they said he acted alone. Then they stopped talking. Chapter 20 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells the story of Liu Qibing, who shorted up to 200,000 tons of copper on the LME and vanished when the bet went wrong.
Palladium: The Metal That Became More Expensive Than Gold
Most people have never heard of palladium. Ask someone on the street to name a precious metal and they will say gold. Maybe silver. Maybe platinum if they know jewelry. Almost nobody would say palladium. But in January 2001, palladium became the first precious metal in history to break $1,000 per ounce. More expensive than gold. Chapter 19 of Torsten Dennin’s “From Tulips to Bitcoins” tells how this obscure metal went from $120 to over $1,100 in four years. A 10x increase. And it all came down to one country: Russia.