I really wish #ConservativePartyConference wouldn't call it a 'Golden Rule' for the economy. There's already enough golden rules, most importantly borrowing only for investment (taxes=current spending). New shared vernacular, especially for one unfounded in evidence, confuses the debate.

Discussion of creatine as an antidepressant. Wouldn't a lovely natural experiment, were it needed, arise from self-reported usage among athletes, which would likely not correlate with their mental illness prevalence? Then compare with non-using athletes?
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Niche identification of a principal-agent problem hindering tech diffusion of AI. Could different risk models - shareholder employees receiving some of the profits from AI, or granted more within-firm protection from its disruption improve receptiveness?
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Should we think about the potential growth-r* relationship as having a tipping point? Eventually, high and stable growth would attract global demand for your bond/currency as a safe asset. Irrelevant pre-$ reserve erosion, but now this effect could grow and be worth considering.

Curious if anyone knows the extent of assumably mortgage use in the UK. Presumably they would hinder (further lag) monetary policy transmission, but mitigate the political unpopularity of (especially policy-shock induced) interest rate hikes -
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One arg. from the Socrates contention: writing unlocked new patterns of thought that made old marks of intelligence redundant (ex: lengthy recall). AI is embuing similar new knowledge approaches; current intelligence test metrics will grow less relevant - www.economist.com/science-and-...