Elements: Gold
Why do we value this useless metal so highly? And does it bring out the worst in human nature? We hear both sides of the argument, and visit a country besotted with gold.
Why do we value this practically useless metal so highly? And does it bring out the worst in human nature?
Justin Rowlatt hears both sides of this age-old argument. Swiss investor and gold enthusiast Marc Faber explains why he keeps gold bars tucked away at his home in rural Thailand. Meanwhile financial advisor and Big Picture blogger Barry Ritholtz teases goldbugs for succumbing to what he considers their very human irrational tendencies.
Plus, we hear from Bandana Tewari of Vogue magazine about why her home country of India will always be besotted by the bling of gold.
(Picture: Indian model sports gold jewellery for Diwali; Credit: Noel Seelam/AFP/Getty Images)
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