- A great PSA for “clean water in a packet”
- The roots of “wokefulness” in academia
- Some Russian academics published an article [paywall] proposing to use crypto-currencies as an “academic payment system”, much like the system Jens and I proposed 10 years ago. I hope they succeed!
- Why are cities so expensive? (hint: safety regulations)
- Three Leiden professors on the Trump-Biden debate (and US politics)
- From fascist to communist to green pigs
- What is philosophy?
- John Snow used maps to identify the source of the 1854 cholera outbreak
- Emily Oster is helping families raise their kids and parents understand Covid school risks, but she’s “not publishing enough” academic research. A good example of wrong incentives in the academic world.
- The best forecasts quantify potential risks without limiting “interesting” possible scenarios