Bill Richmond retired after a career as an academic economist at the University of Queensland though he continues to do some teaching in the fields of economic history and economic policy. He has recently been part of a team writing an Australian edition of an introductory Principles of Economics textbook originally co-authored by Nobel Prize-winning American economist Joseph Stiglitz. Bill maintains an interest in a wide variety of economic and social issues and is keen to encourage people, young and old, to articulate the philosophical basis of their views. He is currently a Director of MindVentures, an organisation that offers informal education/holiday programs in different formats to mature age people. The address of the MindVentures website is www.mindventures.com.au.