Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Analyses the cultural phenomenon of hyper-optimization, discussing its impact on creativity, the overabundance of cultural products, and the need for counterforces to resist its effects.
LinkBryan Altman
@altmbr
Fletcher Richman
@fletcher
[1048-page PDF] MIT's "#Mathematics for Computer Science" at https://t.co/NvcSyKfTvZ... See more
Aidan Schechter
@aidanglobal
Evan
@linsey
Securitization had produced the most toxic financial assets in the world – Fabrice Tourre was just one of an army of financial engineers manufacturing them – and had spread them far beyond the originating banks; revealingly, the near-total collapse of securitization in the course of 2008 was a key feature of the crisis.
Niall Ferguson • The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition
A. Armstrong
@geoffreylyman