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The latest issue of Works in Progress is out today! - One weird trick to build a metro - The FDA's secret liberalisation of animal drugs - How Japan builds infrastructure through cities - Brain-computer interfaces - How NZ invented inflation targeting And more! worksinprogress.co

Works in Progress has (finally) come to podcasting. Our new series launched today, Hard Drugs, focuses on medical innovation – episode one is about a new drug that might allow us to eradicate HIV worldwide. It’s presented by Saloni Dattani and Jacob Trefethen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I’ve found Claude’s “Projects” to be quite helpful for writing, since they allow you to keep research and writing help all in the same place. I hope they add some kind of notepad function as well and it could end up replacing Google Docs / Obsidian for my early drafts.

Posting this here because it seems like a great job people should see, working for @stuartjritchie.bsky.social at Anthropic. If you’re a brilliant writer on economics and society and want to help the world understand AI better, consider applying. boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...

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Great to have @jessesingal.com on the platform!

It’s widely accepted *that* less expensive housing markets see less homelessness, but this important piece shows *why*: family & friends have more space to spare worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...

What’s wrong with Britain’s economy? I appeared on the FT’s Economics Show with @soumayakeynes.bsky.social to talk about why banning investment in housing and infrastructure might be at the root of our problems. on.ft.com/3ZcCgwp

If you’re looking for a podcast today, make it this one! @sambowman.co discusses his coauthored lengthy “manifesto” ukfoundations.co Lots of British problems are also Irish problems, especially regarding infrastructure and housing

OK, this is now Information I Can Discuss In Public, so: new project! For the next ~year, I will be writing a living literature review on migration, a la @mattsclancy.bsky.social’s New Things Under the Sun and funded by Open Philanthropy First post coming Tuesday on the Mariel Boatlift!

Good piece by Fred De Fossard (I presume a pseudonym) on the four laws that lead to people being jailed for unpleasant tweets and harassed by police for signs saying “Love Muslims, hate Islam”. Any future Conservative govt should plan to repeal these ASAP. thecritic.co.uk/how-to-end-t...

The best thing about Bluesky is the restoration of high follower accounts to their rightful place as the most important accounts on the platform. Twitter’s egalitarianism under Musk, where a tweet by someone with 30 followers could go viral with enough engagement, was a Jacobinist disaster.

Urbanists often look to places like zoning-free Houston, the private places of St Louis, and privately-developed exurban communities like Irvine. There we see rules about land use emerge between residents and via developers. I wrote about another example. theceme.substack.com/p/private-pl... 🧵

I'm amazed that inheritance tax is so popular with UK elites. It strikes me as being really appalling – distortionary, anti-investment, invasive, and undermining of one of the most basic motivations humans have, which is to provide for our children.

Works in Progress is doing 'links posts' rounding up stuff that's new and interesting in various domains like urbanism, architecture, nuclear power, and infrastructure. You can subscribe below and read our latest update on news in the world of "natalism". www.worksinprogress.news/p/links-in-p...

In the spirit of giving this app the old "college try", I've made a Progress Studies starter pack. I'm sure I've missed a lot of people. go.bsky.app/R34NKJv

I had a great time speaking with @ionaitalia.bsky.social about the simple tricks we need to do to restore British prosperity. Listen now! quillette.com/2024/11/20/p...

Boom: Bubbles and the end of stagnation is out today. stripepress.substack.com/p/boom-bubbl...

We've revamped our page on the COVID-19 pandemic at Our World in Data! Today, we published 2 new articles (below), updated our page & added new charts. • 17 key charts to understand the COVID-19 pandemic • How our team at Our World in Data became a global data source on COVID-19 Check it out:

Baby and dog at the pub.

Fun in the park!

Hello from Cambridge!

Breakfast time

On holiday in France.

Lazy weekend for me. Have a good one.

Watching some Curb Your Enthusiasm. The episode where Larry becomes a car salesman. Very funny.

Long day so had a sausage butty for dinner. Quick and satisfying.

Working from home today so I'm using the opportunity to reseason this carbon steel pan.

Having a good week. Hope everyone's doing well.

Doing some grilling