Economists who are interested in #DataScience: I'm teaching a master's-level course this semester entitled "Data Science for Economists." Feel free to follow along---all materials are publicly available on GitHub here:
LLMs are not going to bring superintelligence/AGI. Maybe some other configuration of AI will? In concert with LLMs? So far, seems like more of a "bespoke applications" path to "success."
I highly recommend Cal Newport's latest video on this topic.
Really nice post here explaining how food formulation has changed over the years. One thing missing is a discussion of the solution: go back to saturated fat!
blogging.org/why-90s-food-t…
To everyone interested in the recent conversation on avocado/olive oil adulteration, you might be interested in this paper from 1888 on the same subject!
Clearly, this is a "tale as old as time" (or, as old as edible cottonseed oil, at least).
doi.org/10.1039/AN8881…