Weekend Reading, Watching and Listening Recommendations (November 26, 2021)

Should we rein cities in or embrace their biomorphic potential?; America’s Crypto Conundrum; China's Billion Dollar New Energy IPO; Africa's long-term economic prospects

1. Read: Cities that grow themselves: They are spreading like branching plants across the globe. Should we rein cities in or embrace their biomorphic potential? [via Aeon]

2. Read: America’s Crypto Conundrum. Protecting Security Without Crushing Innovation [via Foreign Affairs]

3. Listen: Edward Miguel Talks to Steve Levitt on Collecting Economic Data by Canoe and Correlating Conflict with Rainfall: He’s a pioneer of using randomized control experiments in economics — studying the long-term benefits of a $1 health intervention in Africa. Steve asks Edward, a Berkeley professor, about Africa’s long-term economic prospects, and how a parking ticket scandal in New York City led to a major finding on corruption around the world. [via People I Mostly Admire]

4. Watch: China's Billion Dollar New Energy IPO [via Asianometry]