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Davis Kedrosky reviews How the World Became Rich, by Koyama & Rubin
Study: keeping Diablo Canyon would avoid blackouts; reduce power costs, emissions and natural gas; and help clean energy goals (see also my summary thread)
New Science announces its inaugural summer fellowships
Profectus Magazine asks a few questions about progress to me and others
People thought the telegraph would bring world peace
Why the US got the bomb and Germany/Japan didn’t
How George Westinghouse handled stress
What makes someone in academia decide to write a book for a general audience?
A thread-review of Virginia Postrel’s The Fabric of Civilization (@seb_far)
Are there other pre-industrial revolution inventions besides the printing press that led to a sudden and sustained increase in output? (@_brianpotter)
Philanthropy now gives more to science than NIH/NSF (@orgRem). Why has science philanthropy increased so much in the last decade?
There has been stronger global convergence in quality of life than in income (@JustinSandefur)
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Jason’s links and tweets, 2022-06-13
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Davis Kedrosky reviews How the World Became Rich, by Koyama & Rubin
Study: keeping Diablo Canyon would avoid blackouts; reduce power costs, emissions and natural gas; and help clean energy goals (see also my summary thread)
New Science announces its inaugural summer fellowships
Profectus Magazine asks a few questions about progress to me and others
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People thought the telegraph would bring world peace
Why the US got the bomb and Germany/Japan didn’t
How George Westinghouse handled stress
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What makes someone in academia decide to write a book for a general audience?
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A thread-review of Virginia Postrel’s The Fabric of Civilization (@seb_far)
Are there other pre-industrial revolution inventions besides the printing press that led to a sudden and sustained increase in output? (@_brianpotter)
Philanthropy now gives more to science than NIH/NSF (@orgRem). Why has science philanthropy increased so much in the last decade?
There has been stronger global convergence in quality of life than in income (@JustinSandefur)