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Over the past century, cities have been the engine for unprecedented economic growth. Per capita income in cities is higher, much of the growth in both GDP and real wages is in cities, and their stranglehold on both high-paying jobs and opportunities seems to only be growing. Cities, especially very large ones, allow for ever-escalatingContinue reading “On COVID, Cities, and The Self”

Currently, a traditional, four-year college serves a few different functions. These are primarily: Learning  A college education is intended to give you two classes of skills. First, directly applicable ones like programming, writing, building financial models, etc. Although the specifics learned in class are unlikely to be precisely applicable to any given job, these tendContinue reading “On Education and Bundling”

Musings on Taleb Nicholas Naseem Taleb is a former options trader with a PHD in Management Science whose body of work touches on statistical reasoning and its implications for the world at large. He popularized the notion of the black swan, and his thinking has informed risk models in a range of disciplines. His books,Continue reading “Musings on Taleb”