Tuesday assorted links

1. The economics team at Instacart.

2. Josh Hart invents a new basketball play?

3. “All else being equal, those highest on cognitive ability experience a 22% (53.2%) increase in the probability of realism (pessimism) and a 34.8% reduction in optimism compared with those lowest on cognitive ability.”

4. Digitization has increased the demand for the printed books.

5. Pet psychics are entering the mainstream (WSJ).  “People book sessions with animal communicators to unravel behavioral issues, to learn about preferences for end-of-life care, and when the time comes, to make sure their pets are enjoying the afterlife.”

6. Does vaccine nationalism diminish trust in leaders?