Sunday assorted links
Sunday assorted links by Tyler Cowen July 26, 2026 at 11:51 am 1. The 1878 entrance exam for the British India civil service. “A linguistic “golden age” flourished between 1,000 to 3,000 years ago when tens of thousands of languages were spoken throughout the world, according to a new study coauthored by Yale linguist Claire Bowern that traces trajectories in global language diversity over the past 12,000 years.” Link here.
- ▪Sunday assorted links by Tyler Cowen July 26, 2026 at 11:51 am 1.
- ▪The 1878 entrance exam for the British India civil service.
- ▪“A linguistic “golden age” flourished between 1,000 to 3,000 years ago when tens of thousands of languages were spoken throughout the world, according to a new study coauthored by Yale linguist Claire Bowern that traces trajectories in glob
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Sunday assorted links by Tyler Cowen July 26, 2026 at 11:51 am 1. Deirdre economics reading list. 2. The 1878 entrance exam for the British India civil service. 3. How good is Opus 5 on biology? 4. “A linguistic “golden age” flourished between 1,000 to 3,000 years ago when tens of thousands of languages were spoken throughout the world, according to a new study coauthored by Yale linguist Claire Bowern that traces trajectories in global language diversity over the past 12,000 years.” Link here. 5. Feline decentralized Italian mob fire attacks. 6. First Neuromancer trailer released. 7. Good Maureen Dowd review, the de-eroticized Homer (NYT). Excellent piece, many of you underrate her.
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