Arxiv Vanity : If you are like me and read a lot of papers from Arxiv. This website will save you a ton of time. It allows you to render academic papers from Arxiv so you don't have to download or decipher the pdf. It makes life so much easier if you are on mobile and can't wait to read the latest paper on kitten deep learning recognition.
Things they don’t teach you running a business by yourself : great short post on the different aspect of running a small business by yourself. If you want to start your own business, I would also advise reading "Start Small, Stay Small" - by Rob Walling and Mike Taber. It was an eye-opener. You don't have to go big with your business. Instead, you can run ten simultaneous businesses, diligently managing and tracking his time to run each one as efficiently as possible. It doesn't matter if one falters. This approach allows you to create a comfortable cushion and increase the chance of a higher payoff.
Tulip Mania wasn't : Apparently, the often referenced 1637 tulip mania event wasn't irrational. The authors describe the mechanism behind the events and how the culture and society at the time explain the phenomenon. Moreover, it seems that the story was greatly misrepresented. Anyway, this is a great read and debunk the myth and explains parallels or lack of thereof with the recent bitcoins fade.
Top5ITIS : Economist only considers that papers published in the top 5 journals have a value. Everything else is quickly dismissed. Naturally, this leads to a form of hyper-obsession and resentment between economist. Sadly this does not only happen in the economy field. Many other science fields felt or are falling prey to this "disease".
Artificial Intelligence and Legal Liability : a look at legal liability for artificial intelligence. Criminal liability seems to the big one. However, negligence and warranty might be the real liability that might come back and haunt #AI system vendors.
