Saturday assorted links

1. “We can then conclude that, under the parameters used for those simulations, a minimum crew of 98 settlers is needed for a 6,300-year multi-generational space journey towards Proxima Centauri b,…”

2. Ahem to this headline…: “Italy’s Economy Was Humming Nicely. Then Came Trump.” (NYT)  In reality, Italian per capita income basically has not risen for about twenty years.

3. What not to bring to a Paul Simon concert.

4. More on the wisdom of Eric Weinstein.

5. Mice learn to avoid regret.

6. Will the Marshall Islands be unbanked and financially cut off? (WSJ)

7. Very good NYT piece on migration and border children.  Applies economic reasoning, unlike so many other offerings in this area.