In defence of the state ft.com/content/6a4dbf… via @ft

Measuring agricultural GDP at a pixel level is notoriously challenging. It requires precise information on crop type and crop yield. European Space Agency has launched a (free) dataset that provides this information. Here's what you need to know about it:

Please join us for this important talk on Friday, 21 March. Registration: arizona.zoom.us/meeting/regist… ⁦⁦University of Arizona⁩ ⁦University of Arizona Research⁩ ⁦Central Michigan U.⁩

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Notice which of your close friends has a tendency to optimize their life, for they will cease to be your friend.

NEW: Harvard University on Monday announced that tuition will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less starting in the 2025-26 academic year. abcnews.link/j661fIP

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Hello everyone. Can you suggest recent papers that link famine with food production/supply? Food and Agriculture Organization UN Development World Bank

IfAD Public Talk by Dr Neil MacKinnon, President of ⁦Central Michigan U.⁩. youtu.be/Y4GcaAgGCrc

You've heard that the Human Development Index is the most common way of measuring living standards. However, it's mainly available at the national level. Now, there's a new dataset that provides us with super granular HDI:

A Wholesome Thread to Brighten Up Your Day🧵 1. He thinks he is still in his mother's womb. 🤗

I don’t understand why people aren’t using AI for work. List of Websites that will finish months of work in 1 week: 🔖 Bookmark

📣 Retenez la date 📣 L’IA est devenue incontournable dans notre vie quotidienne. Comment pouvons-nous la mettre au service du développement humain ? Le 6 mai, rejoignez le PNUD, 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA et European Commission pour le lancement du rapport #HDR2025. [EN] bit.ly/HDR2025Livestr…

Work time reduction and gender equality should accelerate their historical trajectory in the 21st century. The #FutureofWork must also respond to growing demands for planetary sustainability and socioeconomic justice. 🔗wid.world/news-article/p… 🧵A thread on our study with

My opinion column in ⁦Arizona Daily Star⁩. Calls for retooling and reframing of anti-poverty programs in AZ. ⁦University of Arizona⁩ ⁦University of Arizona Research⁩ ⁦Governor Katie Hobbs⁩ tucson.com/opinion/column…

Local opinion: Evidence can drive opportunity in Arizona ⁦University of Arizona⁩ ⁦University of Arizona Research⁩ ⁦Arizona Board of Regents⁩ ⁦Governor Katie Hobbs⁩ tucson.com/opinion/column…

Prediction for Economics Nobel Prize 2025: Bhagwati, Krueger, & Dixit, for work on “Rent-seeking, trade distortions, and international trade.” P. Dasgupta for his “Contributions to Ecological Economic.” Piketty & Saez for work on “Analysis of income and wealth inequalities.”

A response to the NY Times' Thomas Friedman's "magical thinking" on AI ⬇️