It's not obvious to me how to reconcile: Justice perspective: you can't kill someone just because you've saved someone else's life Economics perspective: it's the total happiness/QALYs that matter, e.g. when allocating funding between different deadly diseases.

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We could have tested a covid vaccine in one month? econlib.org/bioethics-tusk…

The Ramsey Effect: "the realization that your splendid new philosophical discovery already existed within Frank Ramsey's body of work" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ram…

Michael, to self: "As I've always known, only children tend to be more selfish." Michael again: "Wait, that belief was instilled in me early, before I learned how to scrutinise conventional wisdom." Turns out it's false. scientificamerican.com/article/is-onl…

Covid-19 learnings will help in future, more severe, pandemics. But waiving patent protection will do the opposite. economist.com/business/2021/…

Acemoglu argues that, despite existential risk, we should not neglect immediate AI problems. project-syndicate.org/onpoint/how-to… Sure, but we are neglecting existential risk. Scopus search: "automation": 344,025 document results "human extinction": 121 document results

"Review articles of learning styles consistently conclude there is no credible evidence that learning styles exist." youtube.com/watch?v=rhgwIh…

If #cryptocurrency's market cap keeps growing at its average historical rate, it'll exceed world GDP in about six years.

“The United States is not likely to regain its earlier hegemonic status, nor should it aspire to. What it can hope for is to sustain, with like-minded countries, a world order friendly to democratic values.” economist.com/by-invitation/…

Great piece from the Richmond Fed on #MMT. #MMT advocates claim we can do lots more fiscal stimulus & pay for it by printing money, given inflation has been low in recent decades. The Richmond Fed concludes: "#MMT outcomes are potentially catastrophic." richmondfed.org/publications/r…

Academia is a complex system that cannot be summarized by one wor...

How does the exchange rate regime affect the macroeconomy? A (longish) thread on a growing literature suggesting that financial markets and capital flows it's really where it's at.

Real footage of a grad student first time writing a research paper x.com/odala__/status…

Companies will be at a significant disadvantage if they limit their talent pool to a commuting radius around their offices. The best people live everywhere

The world needs an international agency for artificial intelligence. Now. (Or better yet: six months ago) economist.com/by-invitation/…