Our guts can really mislead us. Sometimes, what we think of as our gut is something else, like an outside influence. If you're going to buy an apartment and it smells of freshly baked bread, you're more likely to want to buy it. Noreena Hertz apartmentbakebread share on social
I grew up in a home where I was literally told from a young age, 'No daughter of mine will ever wash a man's socks,' and I am pleased to say I never have. It was made clear that whatever I wanted to do I should aspire to, regardless of my gender. Noreena Hertz ageaspireclear share on social
Countries that need monies so that they can provide health care and education and shelter to their people shouldn't have to repay debts that we knowingly lent to bad regimes long since gone; and all illegitimate debts - debts lent to these terrible dictators like Saddam Hussein, like Suharto, like Marcos - must also be canceled. Noreena Hertz badcanceledcare share on social
Terrorism and trade cannot be the only issues on which the world unites. We must commit ourselves to a global coalition to deal with exclusion, too. Noreena Hertz coalitioncommitdeal Change image and share on social
The World Trade Organization is an organization that defends trade interests. I think the problem is less that they exist. The problem is that internationally we've only got an organization that protects trade interests. Surely we need some kind of counterweight to protect human rights and the environment, too. Noreena Hertz counterweightdefendenvironment share on social
In an age that is sometimes nowadays frightening or confusing, we feel reassured by the almost parental-like authority of experts who tell us so clearly what it is we can and cannot do. Noreena Hertz ageauthorityconfuse Change image and share on social
Having women on boards is good for women, good for the economy and good for society. A win-win-win outcome: how rare. Noreena Hertz boardeconomygood Change image and share on social
Email is having an increasingly pernicious effect. Not only is it having a perceptible effect on productivity, it's skewing what it is we focus on. The immediate increasingly crowds out the important. Noreena Hertz crowdeffectemail Change image and share on social
With consumers having ever more choice, corporations must invest more and more in courting public opinion. Noreena Hertz choiceconsumercorporation Change image and share on social
We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable riches. Some enjoy rights that are completely denied to others. Relative inequalities are exploding, and the world's poorest, despite all the advances of globalisation, may even be getting poorer. Noreena Hertz advancecommunitycompletely share on social