David Nightingale – Nezihe Muhittin (1889 – 1958)

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Nezihe Muhittin was the founder, in 1923, of the Turkish “People’s Party of Women”. read more

David Nightingale – Science and Administration…

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A cartoon depicts two buildings at an institution, one labeled “workers”, while the other — 5 or 6 times larger — is labeled “administration.”

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David Nightingale – Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953)

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“At the end of my first decade at [the University of] Chicago (1906) I was still an assistant professor,” writes Millikan. “I had lived for 38 years, had 2 little boys, was building a home which I hoped I could finance through book royalties, but I had not yet had much research output…” [Ref.1., p.68]

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David Nightingale – Oppenheimer & the Virgin Islands

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I’ve just had a week in the US Virgin Islands but I’m not remotely a 1% er. I have a small savings account that builds slowly if I don’t touch it, and so why not extract a little and splurge, perhaps as on a bucket list? read more

David Nightingale – Inflation — a simple model

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I’ve often wondered whether there could ever be zero inflation, or even if there ever has been. read more

David Nightingale – On Changing One’s Mind

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When one sees Kim Kardashian changing her mind, after 72 days of marriage, I can’t help a twinge of conscience about the times I’ve changed my own mind. read more