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Useful infographic on the escalating US-China trade war.
‘So far, Washington has imposed tariffs on some $250bn of Chinese goods, while Beijing has retaliated with tariffs on $110bn of US products.’
bbc.com/news/business-495057…
(2/3) This one shows that violent crime has fallen to less than a quarter of peak levels in the 1990s (and far below the historical average).
It's important not to be complacent, but equally important to have some perspective.
(1/3) This article is a great example of the importance of looking at the long-term trend...
This graph shows a disastrous rise in violent crime levels (in the UK) - a 19% increase in the past year:
Fascinating article on the Moral Machine experiment into the trolley problem: 'Countries within close proximity to one another also showed closer moral preferences, with three dominant clusters in the West, East, and South.'
@_KarenHao
technologyreview.com/s/61234…
(2/4) This is interesting even if survey data is now a bit old (would be interesting to see how things have changed post-2010). Would also be interesting to see how this varies across countries.
'Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.'
Philip K. Dick
amzn.to/2OlrEbY
(2/2) 'This is how Apple truly becomes a services business. And it’s happening in front of our very eyes...
...Now, I believe, the $1,500 iPhone offers a glimpse into Apple’s next phase. The $99/month, forever, iPhone.'
Really insightful stuff - thanks @mgsiegler!
These cost of hurricane damage figures are staggering: $265bn in 2017 alone!
'all but three of the costliest storms moved at slower-than-average pace'
'big, slow-moving systems are becoming more common'
@maggiekb1
fivethirtyeight.com/features…
'In short, the evidence that the unprecedented run-up in house prices during this period was not being driven by the fundamentals of the market was there for anyone to see who cared. It required no deep
sophisticated analysis of the market.'
@DeanBaker13
cepr.net/images/stories/repo…
(1/6) Reading @VaclavSmil's wonderfully dense book: 'Energy' (prourls.co/6gyd). So many great facts that put tech progress in perspective e.g.: 'the first use of fire may have been more than 1.5m years ago, but bows and arrows are no older than about 25,000 years'
'Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing.'
Thomas Jefferson
compoundlearning.net/2018/08…
This is a great piece of advice (the rest of @cflynnlevy’s article is v good as well):
blogs.cfainstitute.org/inves…
New blog: The three types of time - investment, maintenance and consumption.
compoundlearning.net/2018/08…
'Life...is a trap for logicians. It looks just a little more mathematical and regular than it is; its exactitude is obvious, but its inexactitude is hidden; its wildness lies in wait.'
G.K. Chesterton
(1/4) Reading @RogerLowenstein's excellent 'When Genius Failed' (prourls.co/1uyf). This bit is crucial:
'The securities might be unrelated, but the same investors owned them, implicitly linking them in times of stress...'
A superb set of infographics on US land use (great work by @merrill_dave and @LaurenLeatherby for @business):
bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-…
