Linkdump: Speculation & TruthThe past week in media, on August 26, 2017Mitch EversFollowAug 26, 2017 · 3 min readSpeculation in a Truth ChamberIn this piece, I'm going to share a mental exercise that we can use to increase the truthfulness of our thinking. The…www.philosophicaleconomics.comSilicon Valley Isn't SpecialSilicon Valley has a perception problem. Steve Jobs once said, speaking about the irreverent culture he helped create…www.bloomberg.comOur Inner Investing World Doesn't Reflect RealityIf the events of recent weeks (or years) have you asking yourself, What is wrong with these people?, the answer is: not…www.bloomberg.comWho really owns American farmland? - The New Food EconomyWe're used to thinking of escalating rents as an urban problem, something suffered mostly by the citizens of booming…newfoodeconomy.com46,000 fans a game: Atlanta United's strange success far from soccer's heartlandTwo Major League Soccer expansion clubs first took the field in March 2017, both bearing the moniker United. One in…www.theguardian.comBookThe Blank SlateThe Blank Slate has 16,462 ratings and 646 reviews. Jenn said: I'm an atheist. I've always been and always will be (god…www.goodreads.comFinance & EconomicsIt's Hard to Keep Up With All That Lithium DemandHidden within the salt flats high in the Andes mountains of South America are vast deposits of the lithium that Elon…www.bloomberg.comAmsterdam's Secret Brexit Sauce Is a Friendly RegulatorDutch financial center becomes a magnet for traders and venues While speed traders flourish, the bonus cap is deterring…www.bloomberg.comThe Tenure Track Is Too Rigid to Help DiversityThe brouhaha over the Google diversity memo has turned attention toward gender imbalance in other professions…www.bloomberg.comPrivate Equity Will Do a Lot of Good for Japan Inc.Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post calling for more private equity in Japan. Japanese companies are held back by a…www.bloomberg.comRESEARCH: SMART BETA VS FACTORS IN PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION - FactorResearchInvestors seek smart beta products for risk reduction However, smart beta products are effectively long-only products…www.factorresearch.comCryptocurrencyWTF is The Blockchain?The ultimate 3500-word guide in plain English to understand Blockchain.hackernoon.comWhat's All the Fuss About Bitcoin Anyway?It's hard not to have heard of Bitcoin at this point. The cryptocurrency is up 650% over the past year, hitting new all…www.rcmalternatives.comWTF is Ethereum?The ultimate guide to understand why Ethereum is not just another cryptocurrency.hackernoon.comPodcastsHow well do immigrants integrate into American society?Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2017. All rights reserved. You may share using our article tools. Please don't…www.ft.comJohn McWhorter on the Evolution of Language and Words on the Move | EconTalk | Library of Economics…EconTalk Episode with John McWhorter How did bad come to mean good? Why is Shakespeare so hard to understand? Is there…www.econtalk.orgPodcast #332: What Does It Mean to Be Authentic? | The Art of ManlinessWe live in a world that puts a premium on being "authentic" and "showing your true self." But what exactly is your…www.artofmanliness.comBuchheit and Gulati on restructuring Venezuela's debtCopyright The Financial Times Limited 2017. All rights reserved. You may share using our article tools. Please don't…www.ft.comChatri Sityodtong - Warrior SpiritChatri Sityodtong is the Founder and Chairman of ONE Championship, Asia's largest sports media property. Chatri started…capitalallocatorspodcast.comGame of ThronesWhy Is Game of Thrones' Westeros Still Poor?NOTE: This post is about the TV show "Game of Thrones." If you are not caught up, there are some spoilers in here…www.forbes.comWhy Is Planetos So Poor?It Really Shouldn’t Be, So Maybe Won’t Bemedium.comJon Snow: Incompetent - Washington Free BeaconPlot points for the sixth episode of the seventh season of Game of Thrones are discussed below. Game of Thrones used to…freebeacon.comPoliticsLife Under Communism Was No Liberation For WomenOver the last few months, The New York Times has published a number of warm and nostalgic recollections of communism…humanprogress.orgThe Curse Of Identity PoliticsCharlottesville is the kind of America that identity politics is calling into being. It's time for straight talk about…www.theamericanconservative.comWe Live in Fear of the Online MobsJames Damore, the author of the notorious Google memo, has had his 15 minutes of fame. In six months, few of us will be…www.bloomberg.com