Weekend Reading & Selected Links
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Happy weekend! Here are some links to things I've been reading or watching that you might also enjoy:
- My final Australian live podcast is happening in Melbourne this Thursday. If you're a Melburnian listener and would like to join us, tickets are available here. (Only a few left!)
- The Economist profiles Tyler Cowen.
- Grimes is YIMBY.
- Tanner Greer's generational thesis.
- Stripe's annual letter.
- 'What if vibe coding spells the end of the software industry?', a Substack post by Casey Flint.
- EA Australia is running a free intro to EA National Fellowship Program. Via Elliot Teperman.
- 'In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?', a recent NYT article by David Leonhardt.
- 'Our Big Oops', a recent Robin Hanson post on cultural evolution.
- 'How Poverty Fell', a new paper by Vincent Armentano, Paul Niehaus and Tom Vogl.
- Terry Tao on machine-assisted proofs.
- On the Monty Hall problem.
- Toby Ord on the value of advancing progress.
- 'History's Masters The Effect of European Monarchs on State Performance'. Via DJ Thornton.
Have a great weekend,
Joe