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Be careful what you announce about your expected value maximization - Marginal REVOLUTION
Judge Kaplan: A man willing to flip a coin as to the continued existence of life...
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Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Why do people still pay mutual fund fees? 2. Open Philanthropy update. 3. Grazie Sophie...
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Another Thursday link - Marginal REVOLUTION
Scott Alexander rules against Lab Leak as most likely. Of course this is not the final...
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Is there Hope for Evidence-Based Policy? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Vital City magazine and the Niskanen Center’s Hypertext have a special issue on the prospects for...
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What should I ask Brian Winter? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him. Here is his bio: Brian Winter is the...
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My Conversation with Fareed Zakaria - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. You can tell he knows what an interview is! ...
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Strong AI and the O-Ring model - Marginal REVOLUTION
Let’s say the Sumerians were gifted strong AI, simply as an exogenous shock to a historical...
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Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Woman names herself after a London train station she loves very much. 2. Dylan Matthews...
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Daniel Kahneman, RIP... - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a WaPo obituary. For the curious, here is my (earlier) Conversation with Daniel Kahneman. ...
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Opening Borders - Marginal REVOLUTION
Open borders hasn’t been getting a lot of good press recently but next week Bulgaria and...
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*Nuclear War: A Scenario* - Marginal REVOLUTION
By Annie Jacobsen, a very good book. What would happen if a nuclear weapon actually were...
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Disparities in psychological traits and incomes - Marginal REVOLUTION
There are pronounced racial, ethnic, and gender gaps in income in the U.S. We investigate whether...
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San Francisco dining - Marginal REVOLUTION
Dwarkesh brought me to the very good Sizzling Pot King, 139 8th St, San Francisco, genuine...
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Hacker News thread on the Baltimore Key Bridge - Marginal REVOLUTION
Due to proximity and also personal experience, this has been a shocking event for me. Here...
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Tuesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Autistic 27-year-old Canadian now allowed to end her life. It’s time to end the Canadian...
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What I've been reading - Marginal REVOLUTION
Christopher Phillips, Battle Ground: Ten Conflicts that Explain the New Middle East. A good, “simple enough”...
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An RCT for income-sharing agreements - Marginal REVOLUTION
Is this the first one? We conduct a survey-based experiment with 2,776 students at a non-profit...
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Netherlands fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
The country, which is a bit bigger than Maryland, not only accomplished this feat but also...
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Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. First woman to complete grueling Barkley marathon. 2. New Aztec codices discovered on amate paper....
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Teaching the Solow Model - Marginal REVOLUTION
The Solow model is a foundational model for understanding economic growth. Yet it’s typically not taught...
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My review of Suno, AI-generated music - Marginal REVOLUTION
Try it here, click on the right on the mention of making full, two-minute songs and...
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*Who's Afraid of Gender?* - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the title of the new Judith Butler book, focusing mostly on trans issues. To...
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Maurizio Pollini, RIP - Marginal REVOLUTION
The post Maurizio Pollini, RIP appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsThe two public figures I...
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South Korea fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Model this: Students born approximately ten months after the World Cup tend to perform significantly worse...