Thursday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen May 21, 2026 at 12:05 pm

1. What the university is now for?

2. “The results suggest that the departure of baby boomers from the labor force will have profound implications for economic opportunities of new workers.”

3. No, they were never voting for libertarian Republicans.

4. Minnesota bans prediction markets, the federal government pushes back (NYT).

5. Joe Francis on smart phone timing and fertility changes.

6. The surrender arrives. Here are responses from human mathematicians, see for instance Gowers.

7. U.S. to Award Quantum Computing Firms $2 Billion and Take Equity Stakes (WSJ).

8. Short video, no parachute, not AI.