Friday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen September 13, 2024 at 11:39 am

1. “I will not tell you why Brazilians cannot buy cheap and safe sunglasses.” From an economic theorist.

2. Brutalist KFC.

3. “These results strongly suggest Neanderthal-derived DNA is playing a significant role in autism susceptibility across major populations in the United States.”

4. The story of Easter Island resilience.

5. “There are no AI-shaped holes lying around.” From Matt Clifford.

6. Elsewhere, okie-dokie. Those are weapons of course, and here is Shah and Korchhoff on AI and warfare (NYT).

7. FT lunch with Houellebecq.

8. Starlink is coming to United WiFi.

9. Should economics adopt more norms from software engineering?