Levitt breaks down a collection of data gathered about inner-city gangs and shows that there is surprisingly little money in lower ranks of the drug world.
Steven Levitt: Why do crack dealers still live with their moms? (TED)
Author: Daniel
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Sebastian Thrun: Google’s driverless car
A not so interesting update on the very interesting topic of Google’s self-driving cars.
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Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex
Hartford describes ways in which Trial and Error development trumps the God Complex method of development (i.e. bringing in a smart person who has all the answers). Instead of looking for the ‘single best’ answer (which Hartford shows has failed time and again), he encourages a use of the old-fashioned ‘trial and error’ (which Hartford shows generally succeeds).
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Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves
A cool demonstration of what the future may bring: a device that can read your brainwaves.
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Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history
Michel uses math to map history. Interesting and short.