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Alec Stapp on the new Science report from Michael Kratsios
Major new report from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Five things in the report I really liked: 1.
Solve for the equilibrium
Something that the Ukraine and Iran wars have taught me is that for a lot of countries, including very big countries, there are a small number of buildings and infrastructure components that are…
Brazil fact of the day
Last year, the US exported $171bn of agricultural goods according to the Department of Agriculture, just $2bn more than the export total claimed by Brazil, which many analysts say has benefited from…
Betting markets in everything
Alan and Karen Miller’s first dance was a win-or-lose moment for many of their wedding guests. As the couple glided across the floor during their reception in New Rochelle, N.
Wednesday assorted links
1. Balaji and Network State moving to Kazakhstan. 2. Why evolvable AI is not yet a Darwinian threat. 3.
The economic effects of GLP-1s
We estimate the causal impacts of GLP-1 treatment on labor market outcomes using linked Danish administrative data and a matched stacked difference-in-differences design.
Tuesday assorted links
1. White on Hutt’s macro. 2. Are LLMs obsessed with Japan? 3. Princeton University art museum gets landmark gift of Haitian paintings. 4. “Sight unseen” — the revenge of asymmetric information.
Is America ruled by an oligarchy?
Any time you hear claims about American government, a sanity-inducing response is to ask whether they also are true of state and local governments.
Words of wisdom on Chinese AI and our responses
The strategy for China is obvious: commoditize your complements.