The Houthis use Claude.
Economists disagree on the returns to education.
It’s all coming up Michael Kremer - he’s the new chief economist of the World Bank and also he and coauthors have raised $60M for AI for weather forecasting in LMICs.
Matt Clancy has a new post about the non-material consequences of growth (or lack thereof). I… very nearly sent this post to the degrowther in my apartment building’s group chat.1
Shahrukh Wani writes on how to build an AI team in government.
Alex Imas and Ben Moll don’t think AI will lead to explosive growth.
Female students are given information about the work/life balance of career options far more than male students. Guys. Guys. I know you’re trying to support women in their career ambitions. If you assume only one gender is going to balance home production and paid labor, that’s still sexist. Some women do not care about home production!2 Some men really care about the ability to balance work and family! Assuming women are The Childcare Gender is still a problem.
Being in public in India as a woman is grim. “Past-year prevalence of groping, stalking, or sexual assault is 41% in New Delhi and 14% in Bengaluru.”
In 1976, Brazil allowed people to describe their own skin color in a survey. Answers included “sunburnt”, “regular” and “yellowish”.
I have recently been added to the building WhatsApp channel about opposing a nearby development. In related news, my neighbors have now all heard about agglomeration economies and the work of Ed Glaeser.
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