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How valuable is a common economic area, ie the opposite of the current trendlet?
Robert Mundell, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economics, is widely considered the intellectual architect of the euro and the originator of Optimum Currency Area (OCA) theory. His framework provides the economic criteria for when it is beneficial for
How valuable is a common economic area, ie the opposite of the current trendlet?
Robert Mundell, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economics, is widely considered the intellectual architect of the euro and the originator of Optimum Currency Area (OCA) theory. His framework provides the economic criteria for when it is beneficial for
How valuable is your traffic intel on Google Maps?
Very. Using a top-down, Fermi-style estimation approach, here’s the result: Total traffic hours saved worldwide (2010–2020): approximately 185.6 billion hours Total estimated economic value gained from these time savings: approximately $1.86 trillion USD This assumes: A global vehicle fleet of
How valuable is your traffic intel on Google Maps?
Very. Using a top-down, Fermi-style estimation approach, here’s the result: Total traffic hours saved worldwide (2010–2020): approximately 185.6 billion hours Total estimated economic value gained from these time savings: approximately $1.86 trillion USD This assumes: A global vehicle fleet of
The history of house music
On a long ride from downtown LA for Milken to Caltech/Pasadena to see a nuclear fission demo, I had the privilege of riding with a very amusing House music dancer/DJ/producer who regaled me. Well, it’s pretty amazing actually the history
The history of house music
On a long ride from downtown LA for Milken to Caltech/Pasadena to see a nuclear fission demo, I had the privilege of riding with a very amusing House music dancer/DJ/producer who regaled me. Well, it’s pretty amazing actually the history
Kingmakers, fine arts edition
Roberta Smith, art chief of the NYT, quotes re ten artists on their first appearance. 1. Robert Longo “If Longo hadn’t come along, his art could have been dreamed up by a team of artists at a Madison Avenue advertising
Kingmakers, fine arts edition
Roberta Smith, art chief of the NYT, quotes re ten artists on their first appearance. 1. Robert Longo “If Longo hadn’t come along, his art could have been dreamed up by a team of artists at a Madison Avenue advertising
The 5G conspiracy theory
Whatever happened to that? Every other nonsense idea seems to be thriving at the moment. Shouldn’t RFK Jr be campaigning against it? Mobile phones and autism rates have grown at the same rate since 1998.
The 5G conspiracy theory
Whatever happened to that? Every other nonsense idea seems to be thriving at the moment. Shouldn’t RFK Jr be campaigning against it? Mobile phones and autism rates have grown at the same rate since 1998.
AI x Bio x NY x LifeX: highlights
What we learned. Oh, and you can just listen to the highlights on a run if you want, in the podcast form, 15 min: https://amol.sarva.co/podcast/ai-x-bio-x-ny-highlights-from-our-conference/ Key Learnings and Insights from the LifeX AI x Bio Conference Foundation Models in Biology
AI x Bio x NY x LifeX: highlights
What we learned. Oh, and you can just listen to the highlights on a run if you want, in the podcast form, 15 min: https://amol.sarva.co/podcast/ai-x-bio-x-ny-highlights-from-our-conference/ Key Learnings and Insights from the LifeX AI x Bio Conference Foundation Models in Biology
Good deals when flying
Fly for less than the airline cost I paid $150 Their cost for NY->CDMX…?
Coffee (made a certain way) and bad cholesterol
Unfiltered coffee methods—such as French press, espresso, Turkish, and boiled—retain diterpenes like cafestol and kahweol, which can elevate LDL cholesterol. In contrast, paper-filtered methods (e.g., drip or pour-over) effectively remove these compounds. A recent Swedish study found that replacing three
Coffee (made a certain way) and bad cholesterol
Unfiltered coffee methods—such as French press, espresso, Turkish, and boiled—retain diterpenes like cafestol and kahweol, which can elevate LDL cholesterol. In contrast, paper-filtered methods (e.g., drip or pour-over) effectively remove these compounds. A recent Swedish study found that replacing three
🐌 Kohei Saito’s “Slow Down” de/acc manifesto
podcast (here), video (here), and here’s my post: Deceleration Without Collapse: Trade, Power, and Possibility in a Post-Growth World In the wake of planetary ecological crises, political paralysis, and widespread disillusionment with both neoliberalism and authoritarian statism, a new strand
🐌 Kohei Saito’s “Slow Down” de/acc manifesto
podcast (here), video (here), and here’s my post: Deceleration Without Collapse: Trade, Power, and Possibility in a Post-Growth World In the wake of planetary ecological crises, political paralysis, and widespread disillusionment with both neoliberalism and authoritarian statism, a new strand
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