I almost forgot to post a link to
this 47-minute animated film on the principles, concept, and 'ontology' of money. It's by far the most interesting and insightful thing I saw last year. It does a good job of bringing financial and economic theory back to everyday practice [1]. Most importantly, it suggests how "one thing can lead to another", "how we got here from there".
Any comments/ideas relating to the video and its ideas welcome.
[1] See also Margaret Atwood's
Payback, which I strongly recommend.