Apart from penciling out the laws of motion, discovering gravity, and inventing calculus, Newton was also an investor. Roaa talks about one particular investment, the South Sea Company, which stands out as a lesson on herd mentality.

Newton piled into South Sea Company stock right near its peak in the summer of 1720, swept up by the momentum everyone else seemed to be riding. He bet the rise would keep rolling on its own inertia. Instead, the bubble burst within months, and he rode it all the way down.

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