John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times: Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once. This is a gift link but has only 3 uses, so I will reveal the punchline of this beautifully illustrated exploration of data here: “In country after country the birth rate plunged after the introduction of smartphones, no matter what the previous trend was. The younger the age group, the more pronounced the downturn — a mirror image of smartphone usage patterns.” Note that my thoughts on journalist science still apply: caveat lector. But since the article matches my own bias I link to it without hesitation. Harry Law for Works in Progress: Why Spain has the world’s greatest cities. Having recently been to Spain, I agree with their assessment that it does indeed have the best cities. Though with 65% of people living in apartments, and not of the luxury kind, I imagine it can get claustrophobic for introverts. Scott Lincicome for The Dispatch: GDP Is Good, Actually. Sure is, as long as you…
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