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Sunday links: great technological upheaval
Lefsetz on Costco
I’m categorically against self-checkout. I mean I’m already doing all the work. But it’s even worse, the machines are so theft-avoidant that you’ve got to follow a specific routine, not only scanning the item, but placin…
Sunday assorted links
1. Deirdre economics reading list. 2. The 1878 entrance exam for the British India civil service. 3. How good is Opus 5 on biology? 4. “A linguistic “golden age” flourished between 1,000 to 3,000 years ago when tens of t…
The Extremely Simple Explanation of the Self-Indication Assumption
Why SIA doesn't depend on any theory of personal identity and is correct
Christopher Nolan’s Ancient Greek Hero Is Suspiciously Modern
Review of "The Odyssey" (2026)
Update on oil prices, the blockade and the Canadian Dollar
A recording from Robin J Brooks's live video
“I’m not a provocateur,” insists Alex Byrne, the MIT philosopher who helped author a report for the Trump administration on youth gender medicine
“I’m not a provocateur,” insists Alex Byrne, the MIT philosopher who helped author a report for the Trump administration on youth gender medicine
Trenchant but sententious, John Berger could sound like Platonov one moment, the next like Alain de Botton
Trenchant but sententious, John Berger could sound like Platonov one moment, the next like Alain de Botton
Increasingly “ancient history” is not just Greco-Roman, but leads through such locales as Kerala, Tillya Tepe, and Guangzhou
Increasingly “ancient history” is not just Greco-Roman, but leads through such locales as Kerala, Tillya Tepe, and Guangzhou
Durkheim called it "collective effervescence." The rest of us call it getting gussied up to drink, dance, and have fun
Durkheim called it "collective effervescence." The rest of us call it getting gussied up to drink, dance, and have fun