Thursday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen July 18, 2019 at 11:30 am

1. They think these are the 25 most important contemporary artworks (NYT). Someone is in trouble, and I do not think it is me. I will endorse Kara Walker, however.

2. “...irrelevant non-mathematical knowledge interferes with the identification of basic, single-step solutions to arithmetic word problems, even among experts who have supposedly mastered abstract, context-independent reasoning.”

3. Full video of the new Peter Thiel talk. And Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel podcast.

4. Is the restaurant revolution over?

5. Interview with Enrico Moretti.

6. Where do self-driving vehicles stand now? (NYT)

7. Matt Levine on Libra.