Politics and Economics
Negative Opportunity Cost
Economists rate opportunity cost as the most important economic concept for the public to understand. Turns out it comes in two flavors.
3 min readAll issues
Politics and Economics
When Bits Split Atoms
Artificial Intelligence and that time the US Secretary of Defense thought we were all going to die.
6 min read
Politics and Economics
The Theory of Displacement Value
What do homeopathy, Tourette's-like tics and traditional religion have in common? They have displacement value.
4 min read
Politics and Economics
Pareto Chinese: Say Xi's
You should probably forget about learning Chinese meaningfully. So how does one learn Chinese meaninglessly? I’m so glad you asked.
4 min read
Science
2050 Predictions: Eyes, Xi, Apps, Cars, Traits, Bounties
Parents will prevent nearsightedness, and other things you can look forward to 28 years from now.
6 min read