Thursday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen November 12, 2026 at 12:21 pm

1. New Texas A&M podcast: Economists Unscripted.

2. A new tool for AI-proof homework assignments. “It’s called deb8.tv — students get paired and have live video debates with one another.”

3. “The average French person believes there are 6.4 workers for every retiree. The real number is about 1.8.”

4. Sulfuric acid as a basic medium for life? (NYT)

5. The fascination of underwater archaeology (Atlantic).

6. NYT obituary for Richard Posner. And Cass Sunstein on Richard Posner.