Assorted Thursday links by Tyler Cowen October 6, 2016 at 2:28 pm 1. “I did not know that this type of person existed in real life.” 2. The Thomas Sowell you haven’t read. 3. VIX is way below its five-year average. 4. NY State to eliminate cash option for paying tolls (NYT). 5. Marc Andreessen on AI. 6. 3-D reconstruction of a house in Pompeii, paper here. 7. Google interview university.