1. Good advice from the very smart Susan Athey, but it is exactly what has gone wrong. (To be clear, Susan herself does a great deal to help out other people, including those who cannot plausibly benefit her in return. In any case she describes the screwed-up incentives in the profession very well.) 2. California
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1. Good advice from the very smart Susan Athey, but it is exactly what has gone wrong. (To be clear, Susan herself does a great deal to help out other people, including those who cannot plausibly benefit her in return. In any case she describes the screwed-up incentives in the profession very well.)
3. “Contrary to popular wisdom, we find that most artists’ reputations peak just before their death, and then start to decline.” I believe the same is true for economists.
4. Do high-pollen days make us stupider?: “…we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with increased accidents and injuries—one of the most extreme consequences of cognitive impairment.”
5. Are only 22 people needed to colonize Mars? (seems quite wrong to me)
6. Fukuoka drunk driving school.
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