Links 4/27/2023 | naked capitalism
Squawk bots: Can generative AI lead us to understanding animals? Google Cloud. By Betteridge’s Law, no. Repos Rising Again As Subprime Auto Loans Put Owners Way Behind The Drive America’s…
Azerbaijan Takes Center Stage in Eurasian Integration | naked capitalism
Former US presidential security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski once described two “vital geopolitical pivots” in Eurasia – Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Brzenzinski also warned that the US should never allow the Eurasian “middle…
Why You Should Never Use an AI for Advice about Your Health, Especially Alzheimer’s | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. In a previous post in what may, with further kindness from engaged and helpful readers, become a series, I wrote that “You Should Never Use…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/26/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day House Sparrow, Junto ao estádio municipal, Loulé, Faro, Portugal. “Chamamento de alarme.” Politics “So many of the social reactions that…
Links 4/26/2023 | naked capitalism
It’s not as difficult as you think to shout upwind (press release) NewsWise Keeping beaches dark still priority through turtle nesting season Observer The global economy’s slow-motion reset Axios Schizophrenia…
KLG: When Science Becomes Embroiled in Conflict | naked capitalism
By KLG, who has held research and academic positions in three US medical schools since 1995 and is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean. He has performed and directed…
Who Will Save Puerto Rico’s Beaches From Rising Seas, Storms, and Developers? The People | naked capitalism
Conor here: While some of the following is certainly heartening, one wonders how successful it will be longterm against long odds. The old Hunter Thompson quote from The Rum Diary…
Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways? New Book Reveals Details of a US Leak | naked capitalism
In 2019, federal lab regulators ordered the prestigious U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases to halt all work with dangerous pathogens, such as Ebola and anthrax. Army officials…
Income Tax Withholding Payments Stumble Again, Signaling Job Weakness. Will the Fed Start to Consider Backing Off? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Normally we don’t watch economic tea leaves too closely and prefer to focus on broader trends. However, as we’ve discussed, the Fed is trying to tackle inflation via…
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, and the Defence of Russian Culture | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post about J.M. Barrie, of Peter Pan fame, attempting to soften opinion in England about Russia in the wake of the Soviet Revolution is oddly touching but…