Not quite a weekly occurrence, but here’s what I’ve found interesting.
- Another book I just have to read – this one is a new english translation of a Chinese novel written by Jia Pingwa. It looks to be a fantastic way to understand the cultural revolution.
- That scene from pride and prejudice never happened!
- On why video games are important, and why they are not taken as seriously as they should be.
- British surgical robots are really good – but can they scale globally?
- Tyler Cowen on Bordeaux. I passed through a few months ago and did not read up too much into the history of the place. Definitely a pleasant city, but not one that is particularly memorable.
- Noah Smith on social media. The following charts say it all.
- What the hell happened in 2012? The following graphs say a lot.
In brief social media makes us more polarised and less happy.