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Michael Woodford, Nobel Laureate

I think of Michael Woodford as the kind of economist who studies something very specific very intensively and tries to get it just right. But in his case he is not studying something small and irrelevant, he is studying “monetary policy.” I think of him as the economist who put monetary policy and “monetarism” — […] The post Michael Woodford, Nobel Laureate appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsWith another financial crisis likely in our near future, how do . by raywardWoodford took ...

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“I have no mouth and I must scream”

Worth a reread, here is a new report from the front: Our experiments suggest that small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices, like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes. A replicator like this would be challenging to shut down, since there’s no centralized point […] The post “I have no mouth and I must scream” appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesOkie-dokie, Casey Handmer editionThe economics of agentsEarth fa...

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Can Zack fight back?

Can Zack fight back? melissa.ittoo Fri, 09/10/2026 - 16:39 Deltapoll's Joe Twyman joins the pod team to explore what the PM’s by-election double really tells us about his electoral prospects. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Parliament and the constitution Public finances Public services Schools Education and skills Public spending Political parties Tax No Another by-election, another win for Andy Burnham – with the Greens defeated in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Deltapoll's J...

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Society

Failure to fit tags left 5,000 offenders unmonitored in England and Wales, report finds

Failure to fit tags left 5,000 offenders unmonitored in England and Wales, report finds ellie.slee.lamb Mon, 12/10/2026 - 09:49 IfG in the news Public services Prisons Public spending Public sector Burnham government Off https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/12/failure-fit-tags-offenders-unmo… The Guardian quotes from the IfG's Performance Tracker 2026 publication. Public Services Performance Tracker Public services

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Performance Tracker 2026: Criminal justice system

Performance Tracker 2026: Criminal justice system melissa.ittoo Mon, 12/10/2026 - 10:07 8 Report chapter Overview and recommendations Cassia Rowland Institute for Government Yes Public services Criminal justice Police Prisons Public sector Public spending Labour Judiciary Starmer government Burnham government Ministry of Justice HM Treasury Public Services Performance Tracker 2026: Criminal justice system No The Starmer government made fragile progress on criminal justice, but sustaining this...

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Technology

The Race to Recursive Self-Improving AI

a16z General Partner Martin Casado sits down with MakerMaker.AI co-founders Dhaval Adjodah and Owen He to unpack recursive self-improvement, or RSI, and separate the increasingly popular term from what it would actually mean for an AI system to improve itself. Dhaval and Owen distinguish true RSI from simply using AI to automate pieces of AI development. Their goal is a closed loop where the system being improved is also doing the improving, across components including models, harnesses, and ...

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Culture

A Baptist Brought Jesus to Burma. His Spiritual Descendants Bought His Birthplace.

Whenever diaspora Burmese Christians gathered in Boston, they would drive up to the 18th-century white colonial-style house on 145 Main Street in Malden, Massachusetts, where Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson was born and lived for the first four and a half years of his life. They’d snap a quick picture in the yard and then get Read more. The post A Baptist Brought Jesus to Burma. His Spiritual Descendants Bought His Birthplace. appeared first on Christianity Today

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3 Myths About Christian Nationalism

As a sociologist of religion, I’ve had a front-row seat to the explosive growth of debate over Christian nationalism in America. Early on, I thought the concept was a helpful one. Like many, I was troubled and bewildered by widespread conservative Christian support for Donald Trump, a man whose conduct seemed incongruous with the commitments Read more. The post 3 Myths About Christian Nationalism appeared first on Christianity Today

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