Wednesday separate links
1. Horpedahl revises Haidt. 2. Paul Davidson, RIP. 3. Walz’s neoliberal case? (I can’t really confirm, I don’t know how to say it, but some […]
Month: August 2024
Generative AI takes center stage at Black Hat USA 2024
While the Black Hat USA 2024 conference, held in Las Vegas, served as a showcase for cybersecurity tools and technologies, this year’s presentation was about […]
Links 8/7/2024 | bare capitalism
The ancestor of all modern birds probably had brilliant feathers ScienceDaily (Kevin W) Sports where women outnumber men BBC (Dr. Kevin) Does pop music have […]
Is there much gender equality?
Maybe so: Using thousands of essays written by 11-year-olds in 1969, we created an index to measure girls’ compliance with the most prevalent gender norms […]
How cyber insurance creates risk: The rise and limitations of lessons learned
Several events have contributed in particular to this, least threatening events such as NotPetya and regulatory developments such as the passing of the European Union’s […]
MR and Guinea (Conakry), a brief history (from my email)
I won’t double down: “Dear Tyler, I’m a big fan. I’m currently focusing on Guinea (Conakry) and I’m wondering what you might have written about […]
What’s Wrong and Right with Project 2025
Yves here. Project 2025 is a dog’s breakfast. Per Lambert, it reads like it was put together by committee, with different sections getting pet ideas […]
Every Time I Read Something In WMC, I Have Cognitive Dissonance
From the recently released Summer WMC Wisconsin Employer Survey: “There is no doubt that the combination of higher costs and higher interest rates is causing […]
Economist as interim leader of Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s president on Tuesday appointed Muhammad Yunus, a microfinance pioneer and Nobel laureate, to head an interim government, meet the demands of protesters and give […]
GDPNow vs. WSJ July Forecast
From the Atlanta Fed today, 2.9% SAAR in Q3: Figure 1: GDP (bold black), WSJ July survey mean growth multiples of Q2 advance (teal), and […]