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The consensus view is rather that of William McChesney Martin, who served as US Federal Reserve Chairman from 1951 to 1970: a good central bank prevents speculative excess by “taking away the punchbowl before the party really gets going.”

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We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies.

The tone of some these stories, journalism professors might frown upon because they were skeptical; they were asking questions, perhaps speculative, maybe the kind of things journalists shouldn't do.

The notion that the prenatal transmission of PTSD risk is adaptive is still speculative, but I find it rather poignant.

And yet, speculative though the idea surely is, I aim to convince you that there's reason for taking it seriously, as it just might be right.

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