Today I joined the New York Times Opinion section @nytopinion as an economics writer. I’m reachable at [email protected]. It’s a big change after nearly 32 wonderful years at BusinessWeek and Bloomberg Businessweek. Wish me luck!
Actually this is my fave story of the day since I wrote it:
Once Covid passes, will the 2020s roar the way the 1920s did? It’s not impossible bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @BW
Derrick Henry @KingHenry_2 has rushed for so many yards that it's easier to put it in miles. So I did: NFL 2.2 miles. College 2.0 miles. High school 6.9 miles.
Do your friendly local billionaire a favor and retweet this widely. RT Introducing the wealth number—a new system for describing the wealth of everyone in the world. The range of numbers is -2 to 11. What’s yours? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
Gu's machine learning algo was good for short-range forecasting but wasn't equipped to predict the impact of variants and vaccines, says Murray. Fair point. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
My column today:
Rapid transit is great, but save some funding for slow transit. Backers of bicycle and walking paths are seeking $10 billion from Biden's American Jobs Plan. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW
Chess players are more precise than ever, probably thanks to practicing against computers. The proof? Centipawns! The gap between the played move and the best possible move, measured in centipawns, has steadily shrunk.
