Five Links for May 2020

Five quick links worth reading

1. A Failure, But Not Of Prediction by Scott Alexander

   Thinking about how to best predict and react to disasters.

2. Debt: the First 5000 Years by Alex Danco

   We think that battering came first, then money, and then debt.   But what if debt came first, then money, and then battering?

3. How do we best re-open the economy safely? by SafeGraph

   Over 3000+ cities, states, govt agencies, and academics have been working with SafeGraph places and foot traffic data to figure out how to best safely re-open the economy.   

4. Solar’s Future is Insanely Cheap (2020) by Ramez Naam

   The price of creating electricity has been dropping at an amazing pace.  In some cases, we are seeing energy prices on the spot market dropping into negative territory (especially during sunny summer afternoons).  How low can it go?

5. Coolest Things I Learned in 2019 — David Perell

   David Perell is one of the best summarizers of information.

6. bonus watch: Unorthodox (on Netflix) by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski