2014 June Newsletter

Unpredictability in economic analysis, econometric modeling and forecasting

Our World in Data: Visualising the empirical evidence on how the world is changing

FoxP influences the speed and accuracy of a perceptual decision in fruit fly

Recovery and resilience of tropical forests after disturbance

Stochastic modelling and energy-efficient computing for weather and climate prediction

Is the planet full?

Technological change and new work

The Butterfly Defect: How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, and What to Do about It

Working Paper: Migrant Networks and Trade

Wealth

Oxford Martin Restatement 2: A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators

The errors, insights and lessons of famous AI predictions – and what they mean for the future

Visas reduce immigration… and return

Climate science: Stratospheric folly