Money
Expose Talented Kids From Low-Income Familes To Inventors and They're More Likely To Invent
A new analysis sheds light on how we might better serve America's "Lost Einsteins"
Five Things to Know About Net Neutrality
The Dec. 14 vote will decide whether to reverse the landmark 2015 regulations placed on Internet service providers
The Peculiar Story of the Witch of Wall Street
Walking the streets in black clothes and making obscene amounts of money, Hetty Green was one of the Gilded Age's many characters
Voltaire: Enlightenment Philosopher and Lottery Scammer
The French government was trying to raise money by running a bond lottery, but a group of intellectuals had other ideas
Why Critics Are Skeptical About the Record-Smashing $450 Million da Vinci
While the sale of "Salvator Mundi" has generated a considerable amount of excitement, there are doubts about its authenticity
The Jane Austen £10 Note Extends the "Ladylike" History of British Money
The beloved novelist is the latest icon in the Bank of England's long—and fraught—tradition of gendering finance
Chemist Hazel Bishop's Lipstick Wars
Bishop said her advantage in coming up with cosmetics was that, unlike male chemists, she actually used them
Silver Composition in Coins Confirms the Story of the Rise of Rome
Lead isotopes in Roman coins reveal the defeat of Carthage financed Rome's expansion throughout the Mediterranean
How James Smithson's Money Built the Smithsonian
In 1838, 104,960 sovereigns from the bequest of a learned Englishman were reminted in the U.S. to fund the "increase and diffusion of knowledge"
Museum Offers $15,000 Per Character to Decipher Oracle Bone Script
The inscriptions offer detailed information about the Shang Dynasty, but researchers need help to read them
Making Cents of Currency's Ancient Rise
Cash has been king for over 40,000 years
Canada's New Two-Dollar Coins Glow in the Dark
The two-dollar coins celebrate the nation's 150th anniversary and include a scene with Northern Lights that really glow
Late Fees No Longer Exist at Salt Lake City Libraries
If you kept a book longer than you should have, you're in luck
Edith Wharton Recruited the World’s Greatest Artists to Raise Money for WWI Refugees
A century ago, the famous author took it upon herself to help those left behind by the war’s carnage
Cocaine Is Destroying Forests in Central America
Once-forested lands are being used in money laundering operations
This $71.2 Million Diamond Just Set a New World Record
The flawless stone has a new owner—and a new name
World’s Largest Gold Coin Stolen From Berlin Museum
Thieves appear to have snuck through a window before making off with the almost 221-pound coin
A New Photo Book Showcases the Absurd Extravagance of the World’s Wealthiest Citizens
Economic recession or not, there are few limits on the ways the mega-rich will flaunt their fortunes
This Sea Turtle Ate 11 Pounds of Coins
Veterinarians removed the 900+ coins from Omsin the turtle's stomach after they noticed she was acting erratic
The Century-Long History of Tapping Wall Street to Run the Government
Looking to the one-percent to lead the country goes back to the era of World War I
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