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In aggregate its farmers are growing more cereals, such as maize (corn) and rice, than ever: nearly five times as much as in the 1960s, when many countries achieved independence. But most of those gains came from cultivating more land, which cannot go on for ever (see chart 1). Africa, once sparsely populated, is getting […] The post Sub-Saharan Africa facts of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesPersistent Inequality in Publishing in EconomicsThe wisdom of Conor Sen...
Here is a good dialogue between Derek Thompson and Agnes Callard, excerpt: Callard: In general, goodness is more context-dependent than badness. There isn’t really anything that’s good all the time for everyone independent of context. Happiness depends on your context and who you are. There isn’t anything that will always make a person happy. But there […] The post Toward a theory of uni-context appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsShe claims death, pain, illness and violence are ne...
Generative Book – GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time, and Why Does it Matter? The post My GOAT book now has updated software/AI appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesA Tale of Three CitiesWho Thinks Like an Economist?Land Reclamation!
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show —James O’Donnell When Anthropic announced last week that it had found a new window into its models’ “internal thoughts” as they reason through answers,…
The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside will be some 100 stainless-steel cabinets, each about six feet tall and connected to a supply of liquid helium that keeps them only a few degrees above absolute zero.…