Tyler Cowen
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Ricardo Reis and the IMF?
The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the eleventh hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according…
My short interview with Julia Willemyns
Here is the link, here is the end bit: Who is the most important thinker of our time? It’s not about individual thinkers any more.
Economic Scenarios for Transformative AI
By Anton Korinek, Charles I. Jones, Szymon Sacher, Tess Cotter, and Peter McCrory, a strong line-up from Anthropic.
My very interesting Conversation with Jared Diamond
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary: So which leaders do make a difference?
Reasons to go to college
That is the topic of my latest Free Press column, here is one excerpt: …college is a great place to make friends, date, and possibly meet a spouse.
Reading sentences to ponder
In 2015, 6 of the top 25 bestselling hardcover books—this is a not-perfect but useful proxy for new books published—were fiction.
What should I ask Kevin Roose?
Yes I will be doing a podcast with him. From Wikipedia: Kevin Roose…is an American author and journalist.
✨ My interview with economist Tyler Cowen on the Age of AI (and more)
Watch now | Faster Please!—The Podcast…
Will new transportation technologies increase urban density?
Will 21st century transportation innovations work against urban density, as the car did in the 20th century, or promote urban centralization, as the railroad did in the 19th century?
Some Navier-Stokes updates
Some Terry Tao. More Terry Tao. Some ChatGPT. Some are calling this “a Deep Blue moment” for AI. All via T., a mathematician.