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Vibe Coding for Non-Coders: From Idea to Live App
The full SOP for vibe coding a real web app with Claude Code: every tool, every prompt, every gotcha, from the first prompt to a live, installable app on your own domain. No code written by hand.
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The Growth Mindset, Sized Honestly
Fixed vs growth mindset became psychology's biggest export, then a replication-crisis casualty, then something more interesting: a small, cheap, real effect for the students who need it most. Here's what actually survived, plus a self-check to see where you lean.
The Petrodollar: how oil keeps the dollar on top
What the petrodollar is, where it came from in 1974, why it quietly underwrites American power, and what the endless talk of its collapse gets right and wrong.
Why Nations Fail, in one idea
Acemoglu and Robinson's theory of why some countries are rich and others poor, built on one idea: inclusive versus extractive institutions. The core mechanism, the vicious and virtuous circles, what it argues against, and where the critics push back.