Stories by paulpauper

I Ask Seven Heretical Questions About Progress

Copper, Abundance, and Scarcity Julian Simon vs. Thomas Malthus

When to Get a GMU Econ PhD

Silly Awards Ceremony Post

The Dark Forest hypothesis is absurd

A Weight-Loss Drug Changed My Life. Will It Solve My Problem?

What Is 'Bigorexia'?

Social improvements that don't create countervailing negative forces

Jim Simons' Renaissance Made Him Billions – But It Came at a Price

Assessing the Health of Bitcoin

What Stops Learning? think about removing barriers

The question of poverty vs. instability

How Jim Simons' Trading Strategies Made 66% a Year (Medallion Fund Algorithm)

Against the Burden of Knowledge

The Null Hypothesis Strikes Again: This time in criminal justice interventions

The Hydration Revolution

Reddit user makes $20M on options trading

Your Child's Favorite Teacher May Soon Be a Chatbot