Yes, that's roughly what I thought before reading it too. The part that's a bit… more
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> I vividly remember the first story like that I ever met, it was a James… more
> The problem has been especially prevalent this spring in warm-weather… more
> I want my students to come away from my courses not thinking about historical… more
> So for now at least, academic macro models have declining policy relevance in… more
> The interesting thing is that for people who are wealthy, it is already… more
Black Death, COVID, and why we keep telling the myth of a Renaissance Golden Age and bad Middle Ages
This post is for you if you’ve been wondering whether Black Death =>… more
> One of the convenient features of banknotes is their fungibility. This means… more
> With entire industries shuttered and unemployment soaring, only public… more
> My data-focused research institute, fast.ai, has found 34 scientific papers… more
> [3M's South Dakota] plant had already ramped up production of respirator… more
> If we want to do rationality better, it will probably help to understand how… more
> Federal officials announced a nationwide halt to foreclosures and evictions… more
> “All supplies of personal protective equipment are in short supply,” said… more
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> Germany is expected to send one million face masks to Italy as it continues… more
> Germany has banned exports of face masks and other protective equipment and… more
Seriously, wash your hands [...] You should also avoid shaking hands, use a… more
> Lipsitch predicts that, within the coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of… more
> R0 is important because if it’s greater than 1, the infection will probably… more
> [An ancient shepherd] discovers a way to divine whether some sheep are still… more
> [T]he [question] which I am always happiest to get, and which I get… more