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Olav Vahtras profile picture
A visit to astronomer Copernicus museum in Torun, Poland revealed a side of him I didn't know before: modern thoughts on money (ping @Lyn Alden). He published "Method of minting coins" and "Treatise on money", both in 1519.

"Good money is the foundation of a healthy economy

Bad money is related to the mechanism of inflation "



Lyn Alden · 139w
If a book had a decent number of diagrams and charts, would you want the audio version or would you want the physical/ebook (visual version)? Secondary question- if those charts and diagrams are desc...
Olav Vahtras profile picture
1 Generally, I choose the ebook first, sometimes complementing with the audio version. Notes and search are important functions. If I really like it I go for the physical book as well.

2. . For example, the podcast Crypto Voices has great content, but there is a lot of discussion around graphs and figures, which makes it rather hard to follow on audio, even if the host Matthew Mezinskis is fantastic. A picture is worth a thousand words