First Derivative [49]
work—borders — reasonable rationality — futuristic politics — democracy — pay gap — mitochondrial dysfunction — local news — decision making — face recognition
Putting Work in its Place by Adam Adatto Sandel (American Affairs): A fantastic essay from a former teacher. Compelling and insightful for these times
Why “Open Borders” is a Dangerous Idea by George Gallatin (Quillette): “From my point-of-view, mass migration is the singular challenge of the 21stcentury. This is because it is a meta-issue that will affect our response to every other challenge.”
In Defense of Prejudice, Sort of by Ari N. Schulman (The New Atlantis): “Although we are unable to escape from the world through some conceit of detachment… we can add to or interpret it. We are bound to gain responsibility for our world even as we are extensions of a web of meaning that runs far outside of ourselves”
Our Hackable Political Future by Henry J. Farrell and Rick Perlstein (The New York Times): “Just think how much worse it will be when fake news becomes fake video.”
America is Not a Democracy by Yascha Mounk (The Atlantic): “Mair and Crouch, Krein and Bannon are right to recognize that the people have less and less hold over the political system… though, their view is ultimately as simplistic as the antidemocratic one.”
What Can Uber Teach Us About the Gender Pay Gap by Stephen J. Dubner (Freakonomics): “the gender pay gap is not likely to go away completely anytime soon. Unless somehow, things in our broader society really change, about how men and women are making choices about their broader lives, than just the labor market.”
Defeating Diseases with Energy by Renee Morad (Scientific American): “My belief is that mitochondrial dysfunction underlies the etiology of most common complex diseases, as well as aging”
A Crazy Idea for Funding Local News: Charge People for It by Farhad Manjoo (The New York Times)
Annie Duke - Improving Decision Making by Ted Seides (Capital Allocators)
Chinese police are wearing sunglasses that can recognize faces by Zheping Huang (Quartz)
