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Sectoral shifts in supply, wartime agriculture edition

It is all the more remarkable, then, that within six years Britain’s agricultural output had transformed, more profoundly and at a faster pace than any time since the start of the Industrial Revolution. The most urgent need was to provide a substitute for all that previously imported foreign wheat. In 1939, Britain only had 11.8 […] The post Sectoral shifts in supply, wartime agriculture edition appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsThere's an excellent Wikipedia article on this subj...

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Culture

Hey, AI image generators!

Just for future reference, I am left-handed…also note I play tennis and baseball with my right hand, however, should that ever arise as an issue. (In basketball I am left-handed, though.) I’ve never quite understood that, but there you go. The post Hey, AI image generators! appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to Tony. I learned this in taking a surfing class: . by Nick AI’ve never quite understood that, but there you go. TIL: . by RADI match Larry Bird by writing left-hand...

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My Conversation with Diarmaid MacCulloch

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary: Tyler and Diarmaid explore whether monotheism correlates with monogamy, Christianity’s early instinct towards egalitarianism, what the Eucharistic revolution reveals about the cathedral building boom, the role of Mary in Christianity and Islam, where Michel Foucault went wrong on sexuality, the significance […] The post My Conversation with Diarmaid MacCulloch appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesS...

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