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Tyler Cowen

Economist at George Mason University; blogs at Marginal Revolution; hosts the podcast Conversations with Tyler

The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Tyler Cowen, updated daily.

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6 weeks ago
Sep 29

The Macroeconomic Effect of AI through software engineering

We measure how artificial intelligence (AI) affects the economy through its impact on software engineering productivity.

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 28

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

At times we forget what an amazing wonder the Bundesrepublik Deutschland was. At the end of the World War II, Germany was one of the sickest and cruelest human societies in history, ever.

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 28

Man’s best friend?

When it comes to bear encounters in or near the wild, dogs are the aggressors in 54 percent of incidents, according to a recent study conducted by bear experts at Brigham Young University and other…

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 28

Mighty Sparrow, RIP

Here is the NYT obituary.

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 27

Earth fact of the day, #2

The shortages have gone on for so long that they are aggressively driving down how much carbon is being released into the atmosphere, a Washington Post analysis of data from the International Energy…

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 27

AI in science

Scientific progress is a key driver of economic growth and prosperity. There is great excitement- but also concerns- about the impacts of AI on science, but so far little data.

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 27

The Federal Lands: An Economic Property Rights Perspective

The US federal government owns and administers 472,892,659 acres or 21% of the land area of the lower 48 states, the country’s largest landowner.

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 26

What should I ask Terence Tao?

Yes, I will be doing a Conversation with him. And he has a new book coming out Six Math Essentials. So what should I ask him?

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 26

Should you text more?

Here, in five waves of panel data (N = 1,966 US adults), we examined associations between life satisfaction and self-reported use of ten common social technologies measured every 3 months on a…

Marginal REVOLUTION
6 weeks ago
Sep 26

A doomsday scenario for American AI

That is the title of my latest Free Press column, here is the closing bit: Sick and elderly Americans will go to Chinese companies for their AI-invented and AI-tested medical devices and drugs.

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