Stories by paulpauper

The NBA's Problem Is Economics, Not Basketball

AI Is Not Slowing Down, Except for Stop Lights

The guide to holding world class dinner parties

Why America has so many big houses

First ever fluoride-containing bioglass toothpaste wins FDA approval

My Favorite Economists

Scott Alexander on Chips

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

Why Are Top Scientists Leaving Harvard?

Dad Was Dying. His Shocking Confession Solved an Infamous Crime

LLMs Are Not "Scheming"

Social media platforms are not like dying malls

Bob Hall and Consumption

The wealth of stagnation: Falling growth, rising valuations

Debunking the Lead Crime Hypothesis

The Second Gemini

Why Did the Industrial Revolution Happen?

NGDP Guardrails: Do the Right Thing

AGI Futures vignettes of many worlds