Today, Queen's Management School is launching a charity partnership with Tayto, the third largest snack manufacturer in the UK, and Marie Curie. As Head of School, I'm very keen to develop socially-responsible students who think about others and look beyond themselves. Our students (and staff) are going to be fundraising over the next few months with the aim of raising substantial funds for Marie Curie to help support their network of nurses caring for those with terminal illness.
According to Robert Shiller , speaking at Davos, Bitcoin is a perfect example of a bubble - story here . Shiller sees Bitcoin as a backwards step in the evolution of money. George Selgin , a free banker, takes an opposing view - click here . Although he doesn't believe that Bitcoin is money, he sees its development as a fascinating turn in the evolution of money. In particular, he lauds the fact that Bitcoin production is constrained and cannot be infinite. There is a short video below where Bitcoin explain how it works.