Linkfest: February 04, 2018

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What I am reading today

'Educated Dalits Are Mobilising Against Upper Caste Antagonism, Rise Of Hindutva Forces' (IndiaSpend)
The wealth of Sapiens (Daniel P. Egan)


Top Clicks on Alpha Ideas This Week (Alpha Ideas)
Remember Yahoo?…You Should! (Trends... Find them, ride them and get off.)
Thoughts on Ambition (Forbes India Magazine)
Will truckers be automated? (from the comments) (Marginal REVOLUTION)
The biggest limitation of artificial intelligence is it's only as smart as the data sets served (SCMP: China Tech)
Gopi Krishna | Best video ever (Views on Life & on Equity Investing)
The Podcasting Boom Explained (Visual Capitalist)
Davos forgotten, Modi is turning 'Make in India' into 'Protect in India' (Swaminathan A Aiyar)

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