Economies and markets are populated by organic life forms called homo sapiens. Like all organic life forms, our species has the ability to self-organise, engage in collective behaviour, and continually adapt to its ever-changing environment. Despite having 99.9% of our DNA in common, we are also extraordinarily diverse in our physicality. But the most remarkable aspect of our diversity relative to other species is not our physical differences, but the human mind - our feelings, perceptions and imagination.

Given the extraordinary nature of our species, why is i...