In the 1960s, Jane Goodall was criticized by scientists for naming chimpanzees and describing their emotions. These very methods, however, were crucial in overthrowing the dogma that personality, thought, and feeling were uniquely human traits, transforming the field of ethology.
As traditional banks retreat from risky commercial property loans, private credit investors are filling the void. These new players, with higher risk tolerance and longer investment horizons, are expected to absorb a trillion dollars in commercial mortgages, reshaping the sector's financing.
To secure critical funding from National Geographic, Jane Goodall's team used banana feeding to lure chimpanzees for filming. While acknowledged as a potential scientific mistake that interfered with natural behavior, this pragmatic decision was essential for the research project's survival.
Despite his party holding very few seats in Congress, President Javier Milei successfully enacts his agenda by maintaining enormous popular support. This pressures opposition parties to cooperate, as they fear voter backlash if they are seen to obstruct his popular policies.
The US Treasury's intervention to stabilize the Argentine peso was likely motivated by President Trump's desire to support a key political ally, Javier Milei, rather than specific US economic interests like shale gas or IMF stability.
The US commercial real estate recovery isn't from a post-pandemic return to office. It's a supply-side correction: new construction has plummeted while old buildings are demolished or converted, causing total office space to shrink for the first time in 25 years.