Eighty

Singing and Chinese bullies

This week’s list has fewer agronomic links, but still worth a look.

1. Stellenbosch University Choir singing uplifting music. Don’t watch casually.

2. Higher dairy prices reverse trend of declining profits | Agriculture Dive

   Grain farmers might not like it, but hey, we’re all in this together, right?

3. Wealth, shown to scale (mkorostoff.github.io)

   Prepare yourself for a long scroll and cramps in your scrolling finger.

4. Refillable planet.

   We conclude that the US government should be willing to pay up to $290,000, overall, to each parent who gives birth. This is a result of our model that shows that any new child born, that wouldn’t otherwise have been born without the subsidy, has a $1.17mn value to the US.

   Refillable planet

   I can’t say I’d oppose $290k/child…

5. Incarceration in Real Numbers (mkorostoff.github.io)

6. Real-Time Crime Index | Nationwide Crime Data & Trends

   Sort of makes sense that violent crimes follow the annual climate trend (when it’s cold less crime happens in cold places)

7. Not Quite Past Tiles

   What an interesting use of AI.

   

8. Smart Goose Deterrent System

   Virginia Tech duck pond walking paths need this. Or more goose predators. Either really. Maybe both.

9. Watching the Watchdogs: Tracking SEC Inquiries using Geolocation Data

   Sneaky.

   Last, we observe a chilling effect on insider behavior around these SEC interactions; insiders are less likely to sell around visits. However, when sales do occur, insiders avoid substantial losses.

10. China Pushes to Dominate the South China Sea and Force the Philippines Out

    

    In recent confrontations, China has routinely used water cannons. Sources: Armed Forces of the Philippines; Philippine Coast Guard; China Coast Guard; Reuters; Storyful

11. Stellenbosch University Choir singing more uplifting music.

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