~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (366)
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Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Are Indian women stronger relative supporters of Modi? 2. Apple to build on-device AI? 3....
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Arguments that (almost) everyone hates - Marginal REVOLUTION
These are usually worth pondering, as at the very least you will learn something. Here is...
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Sunday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Rasheed Griffith reggae playlist. 2. Poland got rid of compulsory homework for grade school. 3....
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The game theory of the final round of the Candidates - Marginal REVOLUTION
The amazing Gukesh (17 years old!) is half a point ahead with one round remaining today. ...
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What should I ask Alan Taylor? - Marginal REVOLUTION
He is one of the greatest of living American historians, here is from Wikipedia: Alan Shaw...
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"The Simple Macroeconomics of AI" - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the new Daron Acemoglu paper, and he is skeptical about its overall economic effects. ...
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Saturday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Ross Douthat on whether the internet is the enemy of progress (NYT). 2. “This year,...
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Decoupling from China? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Maybe, but maybe not: Amid the current U.S.-China technological race, the U.S. has imposed export controls...
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The politics of *Civil War* (full of spoilers, do not read) - Marginal REVOLUTION
I saw the film as having very definite politics, and yes I am aware of the...
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Friday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Andrej Karpathy on Llama 3. 2. The PEN awards are on the brink of collapse....
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What I am nostalgic about - Marginal REVOLUTION
With a group of friends I was having a chat about the merits of the current...
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Response from Devin Pope, on religious attendance - Marginal REVOLUTION
All of this is from Devin Pope, in response to Lyman Stone (and myself). Here was...
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U.S.A. fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Latin American immigrants are starting businesses at more than twice the rate of the U.S. population...
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Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Interview with Ulrike Malmendier, a regional thinker in the best sense of the term. 2....
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My excellent Conversation with Peter Thiel - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the audio, video, and transcript, along with almost thirty minutes of audience questions, filmed...
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Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Lyman Stone criticizes the Pope paper on church attendance. Good criticisms, see also the points...
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Barcelona escalates its role in the war against tourism - Marginal REVOLUTION
…residents of La Salut neighbourhood in Barcelona are celebrating a move to wipe themselves off the map. For...
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The Ludwig von Mises comeback - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the subject of my latest Bloomberg column. Here is one excerpt: The Austrian economist Ludwig...
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Does the NYT not recognize child abuse? - Marginal REVOLUTION
“I have one partner now with three kids. He is transmasc, and he’s radical about the...
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Data on private security forces - Marginal REVOLUTION
From a recent paper: We bring novel data to bear on these questions, presenting the largest...
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Tuesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Paul Christiano appointed to USG Head of AI Safety. 2. Further worries about the anti-cavity...
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LDS and indeed USA fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Thus, approximately 1 out of 7 people who I classify as a Latter-day Saint attends [religious...
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The progress in Progress Studies - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a very good article by Ronald Bailey of Reason magazine. Excerpt: The contours of...
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A portrait of Portugal - Marginal REVOLUTION
…at least half of a population of ten million depend on the state in some way—35% are...