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What should I ask Bob Spitz?

Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him, Wikipedia here. I very much enjoyed his new book on the Rolling Stones, plus he has many older books of note, including on the 1969-1970 Knicks, Woodstock, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Julia Child. All good books! He also for a while […] The post What should I ask Bob Spitz? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesMy very interesting Conversation with Arthur C. BrooksSentences to ponderWhat should I ask And...

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Driving cross-country

I have driven cross-country four times, at least if you count a 3/4 trip as valid. I also have driving experience in virtually all states, including Hawaii and Alaska, neither of which would be part of typical cross-country travel. I recommend this mode of transport highly, especially for the United States. Here are a few […] The post Driving cross-country appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsWhy not camp half the nights (eastern US has far fewer national . by rsmI've taken a train ...

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New Emergent Ventures tranche on science policy and communication

American science policy is now more important than at perhaps any previous point in history—how science is organized and funded (or not funded) in this country continues to rise in significance. I have also spoken about the undersupply of people who understand this and are trying to act on it in Washington. Unfortunately the career […] The post New Emergent Ventures tranche on science policy and communication appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to Ga4 report – Trading Desk...

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South African discussions

These days South Africa is one of the best places to go to have interesting conversations. Obviously an English-fluent country does have many people following Trump, Islam in Europe, and so on. But you can have so many conversations about quite different topics, topics that are hardly covered in other parts of the world. Like […] The post South African discussions appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Comments“It is easy to get into conversations with people from . by DismalistRelated Storie...

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The Public Choice Outreach Conference!

The annual Public Choice Outreach Conference is a crash course in public choice. The conference is designed for undergraduates and graduates in a wide variety of fields. It’s entirely free. Indeed scholarships are available! The conference will be held Friday June12- Sunday June 14 , near Washington, DC in Reston, VA. Lots of great speakers […] The post The Public Choice Outreach Conference! appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesMigrant Income and Long-Run Economic Development...

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Interpreting Polygenic Prediction of Cognitive Ability

The subtitle is Evidence for Direct, Reliable, and Portable Genetic Effects, and the authors are Tobias Wolfam, et.al. The abstract: The interpretation of polygenic scores (PGS) for general cognitive ability (GCA) remains contested, with concerns about indirect genetic effects, environmental confounding, cross-ancestry portability, and the gap between PGS prediction and twin heritability estimates. Relying on […] The post Interpreting Polygenic Prediction of Cognitive Ability appeared first o...

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How Matthias Blübaum can win it all

He is playing in the current Candidates tournament as the lowest-rated player, a mere 2693. It is considered a semi-miracle that he qualified at all, and he is not given much chance of winning the tourney. And yet a path to the top remains. First, he has not lost any of his first four games […] The post How Matthias Blübaum can win it all appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to HB. Players optimize against the statistical . by EP 20can it be said already that Uzbekistan is ...

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MRU high school fellowship

The post MRU high school fellowship appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsGlad to see Matt Hill on the blog. He has an incredibly . by David OIn reply to schmancky's. You two need to ride the bus, you . by EP 23In reply to michael. Drug Addiction is not interesting to . by schmancky'sIn reply to Lawyer. Lawf, what, you're afraid there might not . by Wayfaring StrangerIn reply to Lawyer. It only has to last 86400 secs. by RahulPlus 6 more.Related StoriesThe economics of dropout riskMy...

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My very interesting Conversation with Arthur C. Brooks

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary: Tyler and Arthur cover how scarcity makes savoring possible and why knowing you’ll die young sharpens the mind, what twin studies tell us about the genetics of well-being and why that’s not actually depressing, the four habits of the genuinely happy, […] The post My very interesting Conversation with Arthur C. Brooks appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesWhat should I ask Andrew Graham-Dixon?*The Ma...

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The economics of dropout risk

Bryan Caplan keeps hammering this point home, it is good to see follow-up work: In the United States, college dropout risk is sizable. We provide new empirical evidence that beliefs about the likelihood of earning a bachelor’s degree predict college enrollment, and that the distribution of these beliefs exhibits widespread optimism. We incorporate this distribution […] The post The economics of dropout risk appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsAffirmative Action and Mismatch by Pete...

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Economy

Is financial economics still economics?

That all sounded wonderful, and that core model and its offshoots dominated financial research for decades. The problem, however, was that it wasn’t true, or at least it wasn’t nearly as true as we had thought and hoped. When financial economists refined the models with more complete specifications, it turned out Beta didn’t predict stock […] The post Is financial economics still economics? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsThis intellectual history is compelling but the time hor...

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Economists on AI and economic growth and employment

We completed the most comprehensive study of how economists and AI experts think AI will affect the U.S. economy. They predict major AI progress—but no dramatic break from economic trends: GDP growth rates similar to today’s and a moderate decline in labor force participation. However, when asked to consider what would happen in a world […] The post Economists on AI and economic growth and employment appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesIs financial economics still economics?...

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