We want to believe, Charles Murray included, that we can raise our children's IQ, but the case against it keeps growing.
BI has 9 more math facts people have a hard time accepting.
Speaking of mathematics, Steven Landsburg has two wonderful passages on the recent passing of math colossus Alexander Grothendieck (read here then here).
Speaking of passings, economics giant Gordon Tullock died earlier this month. Tyler Cowen had a nice, short tribute. Perhaps more than anyone, Tullock taught us that the correct comparison to market failure is government failure.
Leaving the somber topics, here is some good news. Be sure to check out the "Browse Data" tab at the top.
In more good news, the health/wealth benefits of self-driving cars have enormous promise. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but here is a predicted summary headline of the near future (the second sentence is the scary one) :
Family of four dies in fiery crash as self driving car refused to recognize and decelerate as it quickly approached a crowded intersection. Regulators question technology that saves over 30,000 lives per year.Continuing on a theme of counter-intuitive thinking (from one of my favorite counter-intuitive thinkers), the workers of Amazon (commendably) want foremen who push them hard.
I agree with Noah Smith that we need to rethink how economics is taught to MBAs (and so many others).
We could start with this simple, true, and so often misunderstood economic lesson from Scott Sumner.
This one on antidepressants is long, but interesting and thought provoking. (HT: Bryan Caplan)
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