Another recent essay by Paul Graham. “I’m going to call it orthodox privilege: The more conventional-minded someone is, the more it seems to them that it’s safe for everyone to express their opinions.” | learn more
I’ve thought for the past few months about what I’d do if I were about to start college: defer! One in five students starting at Harvard are making the same choice. What will happen at schools with less prestige? | learn more
Discussion of the link between education, finance and muni bonds. “I fear that the changes in store for higher education are going to look a lot like the painful changes we’ve seen in retail, travel, news, and entertainment.” | learn more
“Microschools, also known as pandemic pods due to their rise in popularity as a result of COVID-19, are small groups of families or friends, usually no more than 10, who meet in person to be taught daily by a single […]
“For a couple of centuries, the British were in an unlikely frenzy for the exotic fruit.” | learn more
This week we have more talk of Oatly! First, you can read this comparison of Oatly to Coke, sugar and cigarettes along the lines of misleading health marketing. But don’t stop there, because the comments criticizing the comparison are salient.
“What we showed is: up to four years before these people walk into the hospital, there are already signatures in their blood that show they have cancer,” says Kun Zhang, a bioengineer at the University of California, San Diego, and […]
A timely example of second-order consequences. Due to the company’s bankruptcy, they have to sell a lot of cars in a hurry. | learn more
The country is home to over 160 million people. “There is no Amazon. There is no eBay. If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to use Facebook.” | learn more
“Discussing the evolution of the cash-on-delivery system for mailing goods, why it faded out, and where it actually remains in use.” | learn more