wellnessfitproHere is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary: They start with that puzzle before moving through Gladstone’s startlingly self-interested bet on Egyptian bonds, Bismarck’s…
wellnessfitproA monograph by Yi Fuxian, a University of Wisconsin-Madison demographer and longtime critic of China’s population policies, argues that China’s actual population may be closer to 1.27 billion—not the 1.4…
wellnessfitpro1. Planets more habitable than Earth? (NYT) 2. Those new service sector jobs: “Cambiar de vida: cómo irte a contar pingüinos en la Antártida por hasta 2500 euros al mes.”…
wellnessfitproBy Max Hastings, an excellent book, I benefited from every page. One recurring theme is simply how hard the Germans fought on the way down, and how unusual that behavior…
wellnessfitproThat is the topic of free latest Free Press column, here is one excerpt: The good news is that African immigrants already have done well in the United States. For…
wellnessfitproHe and I were in the same Harvard class together, and spent a good deal of time talking economics together. We also were (briefly) bridge partners in a few games. …
wellnessfitpro1. Jon Hartley on Bob Hall. And Chad Jones on Bob Hall. 2. Nicholas Decker on who might have won the prize. 3. Koyama tribute to Wickam. 4. A parallel…
wellnessfitproIn the Manchurian Candidate a sleeper agent who has been brain-trained appears normal until a secret phrase “Why don’t you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?” triggers a…
wellnessfitproThe author is Patrick Wyman, and the subtitle is How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World. An excellent book, it is a survey of (mostly) pre-Sumerian times, what…
wellnessfitproWorth a reread, here is a new report from the front: Our experiments suggest that small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial…
