Thursday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen July 24, 2025 at 11:47 am

1. Alvin Lucier’s brain is still making music. He died in 2021.

2. Bryan Johnson update.

3. “The Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force has unearthed a fake embassy operating in Ghaziabad and has arrested a man who ran the “consulate” while claiming to be a diplomat of non-existent “West Arctica”, a senior official said on Wednesday.”

4. America’s AI action plan. Full plan here.

5. Charles Mann on what keeps the lights on.

6. A historical political economy of Kenya.

7. How much does education benefit the global poor?