Saturday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen April 20, 2024 at 12:40 pm

1. Ross Douthat on whether the internet is the enemy of progress (NYT).

2. “This year, Sara and Justin Ilse finished building a floor for their home’s 230-square-foot entryway out of 65,507 pennies.” (WSJ)

3. Commentary on Zuck and Dwarkesh.

4. New open access book on Moonshots and the New Industrial Policy.

5. The decline of inequality in Latin America.

6. Do not underestimate the elasticity of supply, chips edition.

7. Henry Dashwooc on Waterloo, no not Napoleon’s.

8. Guardian covers Nick Bostrom and The Future of Humanity of Institute, not necessarily the whole story.