Wednesday Links

Claude 3 gets 101 on an IQ test — beats all the other AIs.

First OTC birth control pill arrives. Something our health economists have been promoting for years.

In addition to Neanderthal DNA, billions of people have Denisovan DNA. (NYT)

Does poverty affect decision-making in a way that may cause one to remain in poverty? The evidence is weak – despite many attempts to establish it.

More than 80,000 Americans die of opioid overdose each year despite the availability of lifesaving medications like methadone and buprenorphine. Barely one-fifth of Americans with opioid use disorder receive either drug.