Back then, Europeans embodied environmental advocacy, self-actualization, self-expression and other values described by the University of Michigan political scientist Ronald Inglehart as “post-materialist.” Europeans actually used that term. They were proud of it. Today, European politics — and French politics...
1. LLMs have sharply diminishing returns in model persuasiveness. 2. Review of the new Beach Boys documentary. 3. Are men more influential than women? 4. Olivier Blanchard on the economic policies of various French policies. 5. In Stockholm there is...
How Legos went from humble toy to criminal black market item fueled by L.A. heists Los Angeles Times Mysterious monoliths are appearing across the world. Here’s what we know. Vox What If We’re Stuck Down Here? Defector Climate/Environment Top 14...
After becoming the target of multiple state attorney general lawsuits and investigations, nationwide class action lawsuits, a Department of Justice criminal probe, and the likely target of a recent FBI raid in Atlanta, RealPage – a private equity-owned corporation that...
By John Helmer, the longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia, and the only western journalist to direct his own bureau independent of single national or commercial ties. Helmer has also been a professor of political science, and an advisor...
But what generally goes unmentioned is a more important distinction: that single-table conversations rarely happen in Britain. I first realised this when I started attending friends’ dinners in London a few years ago, when I was visiting from New York:...
Most of all, I like the city for its visual complexity, and for its recurring architectural surprises. It is the best Art Nouveau city in the world, with only Brussels as a rival, and also a top tier modernist city. ...
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday...
1. Sabine Hossenfelder on German highway speed limits. 2. Sheep to humans ratios are falling in the Anglosphere. 3. Why are international firms leaving Nigeria? 4. Can Claude Sonnet 3.5 identify a Robin Hanson talk from a single slide? 5....
Yves here. This article describes how the good intentions of the push for more recycling have gone awry. The causes are many, but particularly prominent are lack of clear guidance to consumers on what is worth recycling and poor consumer...
