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Gavin Newsom’s Vogue Politics

When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, I was living in England and briefly became an object of ridicule among my English acquaintances for sporting my Reagan button. The post Gavin Newsom’s Vogue Politics appeared first on First Things

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Economy

“You see tech and AI everywhere but in the productivity statistics”

How many times have I heard versions of that claim? Erik Brynjolfsson picks up the telephone in the FT: While initial reports suggested a year of steady labour expansion in the US, the new figures reveal that total payroll growth was revised downward by approximately 403,000 jobs. Crucially, this downward revision occurred while real GDP […] The post “You see tech and AI everywhere but in the productivity statistics” appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Comments“Yes, recent increased produc...

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Healthcare

The scientist using AI to hunt for antibiotics just about everywhere

When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s biggest problems. He ranked them inversely by how much money governments were spending to solve them. Antimicrobial resistance topped the list. Twenty years on, the problem has not gone away.…

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Culture

The Answers to My Favorite Questions

This is an unusual episode. Instead of the typical interview format where I ask other people questions, I did what thousands of you have requested; I answered the 11 questions that are the foundation of Tribe of Mentors (and add in a few bonus answers). From beliefs that have changed my life to how I cope with feelings of overwhelm, I go into depth on all of my answers. I also recorded some of the answers on video, which you can watch on my YouTube channel. I hope you enjoy this solo episode,...

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