Wednesday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen July 1, 2026 at 11:35 am

1. Florida drivers speed up after a close NFL home team loss. No such comparable effect for the NBA.

2. “We’re rebuilding MRU’s learner and teacher platforms, and we build with AI agents from the ground up — coding, testing, content, and operations. We’re looking for someone early in their career to build alongside our team and own real work, using AI as their primary tool.”

3. Ezra Klein and Chris Rufo (NYT).

4. Generating human eggs from stem cells?

5. AI to predict human chess moves?

6. Are philosophers absurd?

7. Anthropic on the reconstruction of Fable 5. And Alex Stamos comments.