economics
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An Australian University Is Using Squid Game to Teach Economics
An Australian University is set to use Squid Game in teaching hard-to-understand economic concepts, starting this year.
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India Stopped 1.3 Billion People From Buying A Car
The covid-19 lockdown in India was so effective it prevented the nation’s massive population of 1.35 billion people from buying a new car for the entire month of April.
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We May Have Been Thinking About A Carbon Price All Wrong
Putting a price on carbon is a key element of climate policy. The idea is simple: Carbon pollution is making the Earth uninhabitable, but companies have no incentive to stop polluting because they’re sociopathic. So slap a fee on every ton emitted, and it should (in theory) cause companies to find other, less polluting ways…
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Ignore Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg’s War Over Killer Robots, The Real Challenge Is Already Here
Tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckeberg have been engaged in a very public, somewhat silly and self-indulgent battle over artificial intelligence lately. Musk has warned AI-powered robots could usher in some form of automated war to give humanity its richly deserved demise, while Zuckerberg responded by saying he is “really optimistic” it could usher…