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What is the new Dutch coalition government up to? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is one very good thread, here is more. Whatever you make think of these personally,...
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The New Zealand sheep-to-people ratio continues to fall - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the story, via the excellent Samir Varma. The post The New Zealand sheep-to-people ratio...
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Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. The ink that Bach used (video). 2. The culture that is German finger-wrestling: “Participants are...
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A Conversation on AI with my Son - Marginal REVOLUTION
Son: Dad, you should text us more. Alex: Ok, but why is that? Son: Well, we...
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Political Language in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION
LLMs are going to reveal many of the world’s secrets: Does academic writing in economics reflect...
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My excellent Conversation with Benjamin Moser - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Benjamin Moser is a...
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Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Should former BOE economists be de-banked? 2. “We’re testing a new feature that uses Gemini...
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Santa Marta (Colombia) and birdwatching bleg - Marginal REVOLUTION
Later this month I will be going to Santa Marta, in northern Colombia, with my sister. ...
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The Screwworm - Marginal REVOLUTION
The Atlantic: Screwworms once killed millions of dollars’ worth of cattle a year in the southern...
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Did Norwegian schools actually ban cell phones? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Some commentators are suggesting no real ban was in effect. I went back to the Sara...
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Emergent Ventures Africa and Caribbean, fifth cohort - Marginal REVOLUTION
Mwigereri Dorcas, Kenya, for research using machine learning techniques for solar energy distribution optimization. Mmesomachi Nwachukwu,...
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I can only wonder what Alice Munro would have said (it's happening) - Marginal REVOLUTION
Sir Demis Hassabis just showed a super low latency demo of Google’s multimodal AI assistant on...
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Alice Munro, RIP - Marginal REVOLUTION
One of the very greatest of all writers, ever. The great Alice Munro has died.https://t.co/Kpg7Yjd2Bo —...
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Tuesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Astral Codex on prediction market bans. 2. In real terms, largest instances of U.S. foreign...
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Free Trade with Free Nations - Marginal REVOLUTION
Alec Stapp points out that Canada is the only NATO country that has a free trade...
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Restriction of output for me, but not for thee? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Belgium has passed a law stating that the government can intervene in cases where prostitutes refuse...
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The decline in labor's share of national income - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: There is some...
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Introducing GPT-4o - Marginal REVOLUTION
And more here, including text. The post Introducing GPT-4o appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn...
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Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. U.S. foreign aid allocation across nations, based on one specific measure of foreign aid. 2....
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The reserve currency and the liquidity demand for safe assets - Marginal REVOLUTION
I propose a dynamic model of the reserve currency paradigm that centers on the liquidity demand...
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Organize your life? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Ben Lang didn’t expect to get so much hate just for being organized. For the past...
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Jerry Seinfeld Duke commencement speech - Marginal REVOLUTION
The post Jerry Seinfeld Duke commencement speech appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsThanks for that...
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Just to confirm... - Marginal REVOLUTION
Just to confirm:– Climate change is unprecedented risk– Mass adoption of EVs is vital– Adoption has...
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Sunday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Is it people on the Left who have a better sense for the visual arts?...