Derek Thompson

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Writer at @TheAtlantic. Host of podcast CRAZY/GENIUS. Author of book HIT MAKERS. Talker on NPR's @hereandnow and @CBSNews. derek[at]theatlantic[dot]com

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Tweet Mar 31, 2023

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d7-72c9-4b51-8ea9-dcfd99c42765 And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the i

by John Burn-Murdoch

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Series 2018

by Jesse Armstrong

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Article Mar 16, 2023

What Have Humans Just Unleashed?

by Charlie Warzel

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Tweet Mar 10, 2023

It’s tragic that Silicon Valley Bank could lose 80%+ of its value in a single day. But what’s crazy is that the financial collapse was largely driven by a communication collapse. Their storyline unraveled and their messaging went off the rails, in

by Lulu Cheng Meservey

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Book 1948

Leisure: The Basis of Culture

by Josef Pieper

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Article Mar 2, 2023

The Aftermath of a Mass Slaughter at the Zoo

by Ross Andersen

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Article Mar 1, 2023

Why are young liberals so depressed?

by Matthew Yglesias

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Tweet Feb 27, 2023

Do masks work? Recently, some ppl have started claiming it's proven that they don't. Is this true? I dove into the details, went to the sources, and what I found was so ridiculous it was FUNNY: twitter.com/tomaspueyo/status/1630000803141255169/pho

by Tomas Pueyo

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Article Feb 16, 2023

"I am Bing, and I am evil"

by Erik Hoel

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Tweet Feb 5, 2023

🧵Real talk for any concerned citizens out there. I travel the world checking out aerospace tech. Probably seen more balloons, rockets, flying cars, airships than just about anyone. The US has great balloon tech. In fact . . .

by Ashlee Vance

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Tweet Feb 5, 2023

Lots of economists, including many at the Fed, think the economy is well beyond full-employment. The current 3.4% Urate is well below the full-employment Urate of 4% or higher. Unemployment must increase a lot (aka recession) to quell wage growth and

by Mark Zandi

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Tweet Feb 3, 2023

Trying to make sense of three basic facts about our macroeconomy: (1) Fed has tightened substantially over past 15 months. (2) There are essentially no visible effects in the labor market. (3) Price inflation has fallen.

by Gabriel Chodorow-Reich

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