The Debate

What I really think will remain a mystery

But for now…random headlines and memes

Nerdy Nerd Nerd

I am firmly in nerd territory, but one of the nerdier things about me is that I enjoy financial/markets news. It often says a lot about what’s going on in the world and who has influence and power. Right now, many of the conversations have been focused on tech giant Nvidia who’s been making sizable profits related to their AI chips, which relate a lot to where the economy and our world in general is going.

Moreover, what’s additionally interesting about this is that the chips are predominantly made in China, which adds a geopolitical wrinkle to the situation given the US’s fraught relationship with China’s CCP. My preferred news outlet is the Wall Street Journal, which has some great tech/financial news, and they have some great daily podcasts as well.

On Inflation, High Prices

On Mariana Mazzucato, Government leadership and Consulting

This economist is great, on how key government institutions can guide innovation and economic growth and support the private sector to do so as well (and has done so in the case of NASA) but also how government needs to change to attract new innovators. She has a new book out on consultants.