Miscellaneous Monday links – Marginal REVOLUTION

1. Ronan McGovern on Finland and the two Baltic countries.

2. Has there been overbuilding of housing in Nevada?

3. How much of the universe is readable to intelligence?

4. What are the barriers to the practical application of evidence to policy decisions?

5. Adrian Wooldridge says beware of Labor regime (Bloomberg).

6. “The Japanese government plans to connect major cities with zero-emission automated logistics links, capable of silently and efficiently moving millions of tons of goods, while taking tens of thousands of trucks off the road.»

7. Ismael Kadare, rest in peace.

8. Revenge of the general practitioner?:“Prediction: Over the next decade, generalists will get their revenge. Generalists will be rewarded as organizations shrink and employees are asked to do more with less. AI will accelerate this trend as specialized tasks are increasingly automated.” Gagan Biyani.