Link of the day: Why FiveThirtyEight Gave Trump A Better Chance Than Almost Anyone Else Fivethirtyeight is a polling site run by Nate Silver that…
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Tuesday, 25.02.2020 – Congress Could Give Every American a Pony
Link of the day: Congress can give every American a pony This piece from the LA Times gives an entertaining introduction to some of the…
The Laron Syndrome – Some People Are Almost Immune To Cancer And Diabetes
The Laron Syndrome is a condition caused by genetic mutations that make receptors insensitive to Growth Hormone (GH). People with Laron Syndrome therefore are very…
Thursday, 20.02.2020 – Large Scale Population Movements From Blue To Red States in The US
Link of the day: Seismic shifts in economic and demographic power are occurring across America. From the article: According to Census Bureau estimates, between 2010…
Tuesday, 18.02.2020 – Should We Deliberately Infect People With The Corona Virus?
Link of the day: Consider controlled infection Robin Hanson has written a thought-provoking piece, suggesting it might be a smart idea to deliberately infect with…
Your Green Electricity Might Not Be As Green As You Think
Most energy suppliers nowadays offer green energy. In many if not most cases however, this does not mean what consumers would usually think it does…
The Tale of the Two Monopolies
Monopoly is an extremely successful board game. Both from a popularity standpoint as well as an economic one. Which is somewhat ironic, as Monopoly was…
Thursday, 13.02.2020 – How Climate Change Harms The Fossil Fuel Industry
Link of the day: Energy Markets Need Winter, and Climate Change Is Taking It Away Oh the irony. The global fossil fuel industry relies heavily…
Wednesday, 12.02.2020 – Catastrophe Bonds and Insuring Pandemics
Link of the day: Moneystuff on Catastrophe Bonds Investors love to diversify portfolios. One way to do this is to buy or sell ‘catastrophe bonds’….
Tuesday, 11.02.2020 – Scotland On Track to Reach 100% Renewable Energy in 2020
Link of the day: Scotland On Track to Reach 100% Renewable Energy in 2020. Also: Wikipedia on this Scotland was at over 74% in 2018…