Thursday assorted links

1. “Conservatives share a terrible epistemological ecosystem, where false claims go viral much more often.”

2. How to model the Putin interview.

3. What really happened with the Hugo Awards?

4. In this one study, wage subsidies have a pass-through rate of about 28%.

5. When it comes to Ontario, the world is waking up.

6. Bard is now Gemini.  And a quick overview here.  And here is Zvi on Gemini.  And Ethan Mollick.