The FT's chief data reporter turns sprawling datasets into single, argument-settling charts: a 112-study meta-analysis of rent control, collapsing international test scores, the quiet shift from an income-based to a wealth-based society, the sudden fall in computer-science enrolments. Most threads lead to his column, but the charts alone are a running lesson in reading evidence.
March 16, 2026
Sean Carroll's Mindscape episode on surveillance, Gwern's writing process revealed, and Martha Nussbaum on why fear is toxic to democracy.
February 16, 2026
An EconTalk episode on America's WWII production miracle, Gwern's scaling hypothesis revisited, and Scott Alexander introduces the AI 2027 scenario.
January 26, 2026
Doug Irwin explains tariffs on EconTalk, Noah Smith makes the case for tariffs on China, and Tyler Cowen tracks AI in the productivity numbers.
