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Reading List (Jun 4, 2017)

Three Steps to Effective Decisions, ritholtz.com
Java 9 Delayed Due To Modularity Controversy, slashdot.org
Accelerating MATLAB Algorithms and Applications, mathworks.com
AI will be able to beat us at everything by 2060, say experts, newscientist.com
LIGO’s Latest Black-Hole Merger Confirms Einstein, Challenges Astrophysics, scientificamerican.com
A Dark Side for Qubits, aps.org
To be happier, focus on what’s within your control, aeon.co

On the fundamental difference between ergodic and non-ergodic processes in economics, larspsyll.wordpress.com
A Brief Look at the Roots of Linux Containers, linux.com
Experimental implementation of a quantum walk on a circle with single photons, aps.org
Jupiter’s interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-to-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft, sciencemag.org
Journey to the Birth of the Solar System, quantamagazine.org

Non-ergodic stationarity, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Wolfram|One, wolfram.com
Containers Are Not Lightweight VMs, linux.com
Ultimate Cognitive Bias Survival Guide, ritholtz.com
The Best (and Worst) Frequent-Flier Programs for Free Seats for 2017, wsj.com
A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind, newscientist.com

Structural Econometrics, larspsyll.wordpress.com
The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940, sciencemag.org
How to Create an Effective Marketing Kit, thebalance.com
The Search for Life on Mars Is about to Get Weird, scientificamerican.com
CUDA Toolkit, nvidia.com, Anaconda Accelerate, continuum.io

Don’t trust summary statistics alone, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Time to Stop Calling the VIX the “Fear Index”, ritholtz.com
The spectacular failure of DSGE models, larspsyll.wordpress.com
How money is created, ritholtz.com
Hubble images the distant universe through a cosmic lens, astronomy.com
Hannah Arendt on Science, the Value of Space Exploration, and How Our Cosmic Aspirations Illuminate the Human Condition, brainpickings.org

GPflow: A Gaussian Process Library using TensorFlow, jmlr.org
GFA: Exploratory Analysis of Multiple Data Sources with Group Factor Analysis, jmlr.org
The dangers of neglecting methodology, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Deviate attempts to alter the way we perceive the world, newscientist.com
Viewpoint: Linking Two Quantum Dots with Single Photons, aps.org
Michael Kitces + Josh Brown = Great Podcast!, ritholtz.com
Casting Away Despair, nakedcapitalism.com

Is having infinitely many models really a sign of progress in economics?, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Inside knowledge: Is information the only thing that exists?, newscientist.com
The 10 Weirdest Things in the Solar System, scientificamerican.com
Echoes of black hole, aeon.co
The entangled fabric of space, quantumfrontiers.com
Against False Arrogance of Economic Knowledge, ineteconomics.org

JSAT: Java Statistical Analysis Tool, a Library for Machine Learning, jmlr.org
Speeding Up Battery Charging with Quantum Physics, aps.org
Quantum effects cloak impossible singularities with black holes, newscientist.com
Cassini finds final ingredient for alien life in Enceladus’s sea, newscientist.com
Smartphones are the New Cigarettes, deathtobullshit.com
Paul Gauguin’s Advice on Overcoming Rejection, Breaking Free of Public Opinion, and Staying True to One’s Creative Vision, brainpickings.org
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Medication Errors in Hospitals Don’t Disappear with New Technology.” Government: “It’s the Doctors’ Fault.”, nakedcapitalism.com

Using gretl for Principles of Econometrics, 4th edition, learneconometrics.com
Jupyter notebook changelog, jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io
(First) JupyterCon conference, oreilly.com
Tech’s High-Stakes Arms Race: Costly Data Centers, wsj.com
Q&A: Questioning the Limits of Quantum Machines, aps.org
Reality check: The hidden connections behind quantum weirdness, newscientist.com
Robust quantum optimizer with full connectivity, advances.sciencemag.org
Here’s one way to get out of a black hole!, quantumfrontiers.com
How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons, nyt.com