A viable, structured, minimal artificial genome suggests biological complexity is only an artefact of evolution::theverge.com/2016/3/24/1129…
“Hogan’s lawsuit was a calculated attempt to prevent Gawker [obtaining] evidence of his racism” (expert rebuttal)::gawker.com/the-hogan-verd…
A plausible strategy for dealing with ISIS on the ground (still, containment must happen at other borders, too)::tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
“Terrorism is a tactic, not a disease or an organisation No amount of military adventurism will eliminate [it.]”
twitter.com/trevor_thrall/…
Despite Nixon’s duty ‘surcharge’, end of fixed exch. rates —> return to historic deficits (& investment inflows)::twitter.com/sdonnan/status…
Plausibly rational pricing for coated steel in firmer US housing mkt. Hard to believe “injury”, but that’s a BS calc twitter.com/FinancialRevie…
Some evidence Trump no sleazier, more naive, under-prepared than his opponents (altho they might have known better): nationalreview.com/article/432786…
Our point of reference for imposed ‘top down’ US protection (between the Wars) was another world, commercially, institutionally.
How much harm cd. Trump as POTUS could do to US trade given treaties (WTO, NAFTA) secure real US interests? No #TPP? Meh! Insourcing? As if!
I really doubt that promising the apocalypse (collapse of share markets!!?) puts any dents in trade Trumpery::on.ft.com/22jqv2J
“EU… internal legislation had automatically incorporated the outcome of the Nairobi decision on export subsidies” (WTO 9 March Ag Cttee).
Total trade is down but not every bit of it. Farm trade (value+particpation) is growing::docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S… pic.twitter.com/ReTRRwg5bb
HRC “red in tooth and claw” on trade. What a choice Americans may soon face; what prospects for peace and growth::ohio.com/editorial/hill…
Sure, reciprocity ‘principle’ is mercantilist. Still, in GATT/WTO reciprocity is only what you say it is. Squishy::twitter.com/alanbeattie/st…
Duncan Ironmonger: Recession saw market work & household work BOTH fall; men, women used the time quite differently::search.informit.com.au/documentSummar…
Another one for the top of the pile: the ASA’s “Statement on p-values”. Couple of my old mea-culpas there::amstat.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.108…
Well worth reading. Blockchain as a catallaxy (@SincDavidson, of course). Bibilography a great foundation, too:: twitter.com/profjasonpotts…
“The IMF is so clearly part of the problem of world stagnation” (@alan_john_moran)::catallaxyfiles.com/2016/03/09/imf…
alan_john_moran Disgraceful! Libs/ ALP agree to privatise Melbourne port with assurance that no competition be allowed for 15 years. theaustralian.com.au/national-affai…
“[Your iPhone is] part of the security perimeter that protects your family and co-workers” (Federighi). Good grief!::washingtonpost.com/opinions/apple…
Is produc’ty slump (USA & elsewhr) due to under-estm. of tech. sector. “The answer is not really…” - @tylercowen::marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
Source for last tweet was this. twitter.com/fteconomics/st…
“[A]dded value of data flows [was] $2.8tn … slightly more than the $2.7tn attributed to the global trade in goods” (McKinsey)… Hmm.
Intriguing, provocative (of course) @tylercowen:”What are the core differences between Republicans and Democrats?”: marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…