- My paper with Jesse Tack and Nathan Hendrix showing a 17% increase in corn yields as result of GMO adoption is now up as an NBER working paper (note: I previously discussed the this paper here on the blog)
- It's a Wonderful Loaf (an animated poem in which Russ Roberts describes the amazing feat of putting bread on our tables)
- Approximately two-thirds of people gave up a chance to win extra money in order to avoid hearing from the other side
- This forthcoming book by Charles Mann looks interesting, The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World
- The documentary Food Evolution is being rolled out across the country (it's pro-GMO stance is garnering some predictable criticism; I talked to the filmmakers when they were creating the documentary but I'm not in it and haven't yet had a chance to see it).
- Craig Gundersen pulled together a new virtual issue on "Impacts of Agricultural Policies" featuring several recent articles from the journal Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy