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In in a sudden move that will have disastrous consequences for the open internet, the Indian government has notified a new regime for intermediary liability protections.
A new study finds that watching and discussing movies about relationships is as effective in lowering divorce rates as other, more intensive early marriage counseling programs.
In 2016, I went to North Korea to teach a class of masters students how to contribute to open source software . Here’s an image from one of my lectures:
There was a marked acceleration in deforestation in the 20th century. But, global deforestation peaked in the 1980s. Since then, it has slowed.
Abolishing platform immunity won’t do what anyone wants
In the industry, we often talk about the more negative aspects that cause us strife - frameworks that are out of date, hard problems that no one really has concerete solutions and so on. But every now and then, it can be helpful to introspect and consider things at a larger scale, for example, what good things are…
Leaked slides document the lies, sleaze and profiteering.
Amazon’s logistics investment makes the company increasingly attractive to 3rd party merchants.
I believe there is a non-trivial chance that the United States will experience a rolling series of “Ireland events” over the next 30-45 days, where the Covid effective reproductive number (Re not R0) reaches a value between 2.4 and 3.0 in states and regions where a) the more infectious UK-variant (or similar) Covid…
The basics on how we got to now, why it matters for all Americans, and how we can fix it together.
I saw a gif of a woman talking about how women make less than men in the film industry, ending with ‘the only industry where women make more than men is porn!’ Her point was about the o…
Why don't facts change our minds? This article explains the logic of false beliefs and proposes a better system for constructive conversation.
A community edition of David MacKay's book — the original text, opened up so it can be updated.
Tyler Cowen is an economist that has spotted top talent in fields ranging from biotech to literature, often years before insiders. How does he do it?
WhatsApp's rise and recent PR efforts highlight a class of business models that I call "user domestication".
If you’ve been on the internet this week, chances are you might have seen a meme or two about the Firefox logo. And listen, that’s great news for us. S
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first airing of Prescription: Miurder, here’s a little bit about the origins of the Columbo character – and the actors who played him before …
Clubhouse will do for audio what Twitter, Instagram Stories, and TikTok did for text, images, and video.
In what sense do 10% of people die of the cold? Also, why are heat-related deaths most common in Greenland?
Why everyone should use web monetization to help lower the amount of ads on the web
YouTube's decision to demonetize podcaster Bret Weinstein raises serious questions, both about the First Amendment and regulatory capture
