- The inverseminar, someone else presents your paper . 2. The rise of million-dollar companies with just one employee (WSJ). 3. The political party itself is a big driver of polarization . 4. Gita Gopinath is making sense . 5. GPT Pro (not Astra) on what “Astra” means . 6. David Perell art history game . 7. New model of “Racing to Ruin.” The post Sunday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .
Sunday assorted links
Brief
Tyler Cowen's Sunday assorted links (Marginal REVOLUTION, 2026-08-02) curates seven short items: the 'inverseminar' presentation format; a WSJ piece on million-dollar, one-employee companies; an argument that political parties drive polarization; commentary on Gita Gopinath; a GPT Pro take on the label 'Astra'; David Perell's art-history game; and a new 'Racing to Ruin' model.
Why it matters
Tyler Cowen published 'Sunday assorted links' on Marginal REVOLUTION on 2026-08-02, listing seven items ranging from research formats to economics and AI commentary.
Key details
- Notable pieces linked include a Wall Street Journal report on the rise of million-dollar companies run by a single employee (item 2), a new theoretical model titled 'Racing to Ruin' (item 7), and a post arguing that the political party itself is a major driver of polarization (item 3).
- The roundup also highlights economist Gita Gopinath (item 4), a GPT Pro explanation (not Astra) of the term 'Astra' (item 5), the 'inverseminar' concept where someone else presents your paper (item 1), and David Perell's art history game (item 6).