I've worked with superconductors for the better part of a decade now in different contexts, from STM condensed matter labs, to particle accelerators, and now fusion.

Time for a deep dive on what exactly this miracle-technology unlocks for us a species: 🧵

🚨Stunning document, leaked today supposedly from GOOGLE, on whether there is a 'moat' (Barrier to entry) in the LLM space.
The author argues neither Google nor OpenAI have a moat, and open source wins. Thread with critical comment at end:
semianalysis.com/p/google-we-ha…

This is where I was when it happened, and I'm still for nuclear energy, because I understand trade-offs

The persistence of Jim Crow effects marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

🚨 I am excited to share my Job Market Paper.

'Jim Crow and Black Economic Progress After Slavery' (w/ Hugo Reichardt)

We provide new evidence that a Black family's socioeconomic status today strongly depends on their historical exposure to racially oppressive institutions.