Stories by paulpauper

Transit Is Great – But It’s Not a Public Good

The Arrow Replacement Effect and the Dynamics of US Inventors

The ‘King Kong’ of Weight-Loss Drugs Is Coming

Why the Medallion Fund Is the Greatest Money-Making Machine of All Time

How to Visit Italy

America Has Too Much Parking

Implications of Open Monetary and Information Networks

Some ideas for science fiction in the 2020s

If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Turns out it’s just chance

Scientists Don’t Agree on What Causes Obesity, but They Know What Doesn’t

“Water weight” – temporary fluctuations during fat loss

Why No One Can Control AI

By Pausing AI, We’d Only Be Hurting Ourselves

Given the Restrict Act, Don't Ban TikTok

Redditor took out $76,000 loans to trade meme stocks thanks to Wall Street Bets

The new middle-class gambling addicts: how day trading is ruining lives

Theory of the World, Theory of Mind, and Media Incentives

How Many New Songs Are Released Each Day?

Thoughts After One Year on Substack (April 2023)

What Killed Signature Bank?